The search comes as the current ceo is set to retire in March.
He first joined the firm in 2000.
The new hire will focus on fixed-income, whole loans, CRA and real estate.
The pension plan committed $21.25 million total to five private markets managers last month.
The trust will have a new investment head at the start of the year as longtime CIO David Gonino is set to retire after 42 years in the industry.
The firm has hired Jeff Runnfeldt to serve as cio of its newly acquired global multi-manager investment platform.
The firm has added two new members to its private assets team to further develop its infrastructure capabilities.
The new global head of sales and marketing succeeds Alexander Preininger, who had been on leave due to personal circumstances and is now departing the firm.
The plan continues to fill out its investment staff with the additions of two new asset class heads.
The current head of the platform will retire early next year.