Rodney Zemmel has joined Blackstone as global head of portfolio operations.
Andrew Hoffmann has joined the retirement systems as an investment director.
The plan approved private equity and real estate commitments at its board meeting today.
The retirement system terminated its incumbent international small-cap core equity manager this month due to personnel turnover.
The new role will continue Variant’s expansion into the institutional market.
He previously interned with the pension plan and most recently served at an investment consulting firm.
He will transition his management and investment responsibilities over the course of this year.
She joins with experience from two New York pension funds.
She became the first woman to hold the position in the retirement system’s history in 2022.
The plan will consider hiring two firms to cover general and specialty investment consulting services next week.