The area native will be responsible for manager research, asset allocation modeling and risk analysis across the portfolio.
The managing director will focus on return-seeking investments across public and private equity, real assets and private credit.
The retirement system also concluded its real estate search for debt, opportunistic and value-add managers.
The firm added a v.p. to its investment team.
The plan committed to a fund specializing in aerospace and defense earlier this month.
The new hire will lead ORIX Corporation USA’s capital formation strategy.
The deferred compensation plan also replaced its multi-strategy real estate manager last week.
The firm’s sixth life sciences fund has closed at its $6.3 billion hard cap.
The state pension plan also approved three alternatives commitments at a meeting last week.
The retirement fund made up to $170 million in alternatives commitments last week.