The San Luis Obispo County (Calif.) Pension Trust (SLOCPT) appointed Katie Girardi as its new executive director, following the retirement of Carl Nelson at the end of December.
Girardi joins SLOCPT after serving as the retirement-plan administrator for the Oklahoma Municipal Retirement Fund (OkMRF), a position she had held since 2016.
Nelson wrote that Girardi, “Brings strong experience in a similar size of public sector defined benefit pension system. I have high expectations for her.”
Girardi noted that during her time at OkMRF, she “orchestrated investment portfolios, built solid client relationships, got down and dirty with actuarial studies and made sure participants were in the know about their retirement game.”
As of June 30, 14.3 percent ($236 million) of SLOCPT’s $1.65 billion portfolio was allocated towards real estate investments.
