Michael Shackelford was named chief funding officer of the $17 billion New Mexico Public Staff Retirement Affiliation, Santa Fe, mentioned Christina Perea, outreach bureau chief for the pension fund, in an electronic mail.
He can be becoming a member of the pension plan on Aug. 8. New Mexico PERA has been with no everlasting CIO for greater than a 12 months since Dominic Garcia left to hitch CBRE Funding Administration.
Kristin Varela, deputy chief funding officer, has served as interim CIO since June 4, 2021.
Mr. Shackelford had been director of investments on the $7 billion North Dakota Division of Belief Lands. Joseph Heringer, land commissioner for the sovereign wealth fund, couldn’t be instantly reached in search of info on Mr. Shackelford’s alternative.