Niraj Agarwal joined the firm this month to build out its private real assets efforts.
The firm will join EP Wealth’s existing minority partner in a deal closing next month.
The retirement system also recently made two private markets commitments.
The retirement system will also look to commit up to $250 million across private markets commitments.
The retirement fund also hired an emerging markets equity manager last week.
The program last conducted a search for record keeping, plan administration and claims processing services in 2017.
The new hires include a managing director of portfolio operations, v.p. of investments and assistant controller.
The new cio previously served as senior v.p. of fixed-income investments at the firm.
The program will stick with its four incumbent providers for the services.
The commitments include three new manager relationships for the retirement system.