People Moves
The director spent nearly 10 years with the plan before leaving last month.
The firm’s new head of portfolio management joins from a mid-Atlantic pension fund.
The firm added an expert to meet increased demand for macroeconomic and market-driven policy insights.
Josh Pristaw will join Clarion Partners’ senior leadership team as managing director and president.
Michael Townsend, administrator for the $21.8 billion Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, will retire later this year.
The chief operating and financial officer will retire later this year after more than two decades of service, including helping the organization achieve values-alignment with more than 80% of its endowment.
The investment analyst will monitor existing managers in the portfolio, provide recommendations for changes and conduct due diligence.
The foundation approved appointing its chief administrative officer as its next ceo as its current head will retire on June 30 after more than three decades leading the organization.
The foundation added an investment associate from a nearby foundation in September to maintain an up-to-date potential manager pipeline and analyze investment opportunities.
The firm, which is affiliated with a life insurance company, has hired a new associate of capital markets and sourcing alternatives from a college that outsourced the management of its endowment in September.