The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund Board of Trustees has voted to adopt a resolution affirming its commitment to U.S. infrastructure investment during its meeting on Sept. 21, 2017.
Citing the critical role that infrastructure plays in delivering economic growth, reducing poverty, and addressing development challenges, the resolution recognized that U.S. infrastructure investments safeguard the health and safety of our collective society and are in the best interest of the pension fund and its members.
“Our trustees took an important step in publicly affirming our support for U.S. infrastructure investments,” said Jay Rehak, president of the CTPF board of trustees. “Our board of trustees has made U.S. infrastructure investments a priority since 2009, and we have committed more than $360 million to this asset class since that time. As responsible stewards of public funds, we appreciate the opportunities that infrastructure investments present not just to meet
