The managing director will focus on enhancing the firm’s approach to value creation within its portfolio companies.
The new role will continue Variant’s expansion into the institutional market.
The pension plan is seeking its next executive director following the dismissal of William Neville last year.
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.
Firm has appointed James Griffin as its new head of global liquidity distribution.
He is scheduled to announce his retirement at a board meeting next week after nearly a decade with the plan.
The pension plan also expects to launch its executive director search next week.