At IPERS, we are committed to the administration of a successful, sustainable and cost-effective retirement system. The leadership team and staff are proud to serve our members now and into the future.

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Chief Executive Officer
Gregory Samorajski

Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Gregory Samorajski as the CEO of IPERS effective May 1, 2020. A native of Cleveland, Samorajski moved to Chicago and earned his undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and his graduate degree at the University of Chicago. He spent the early part of his career in Chicago where, among other jobs, he worked at the First National Bank of Chicago and at the Chicago Board of Trade as a Senior Economist, Manager Financial Instruments. In 1997 he moved to Alaska where he spent more than a decade in multiple roles at McKinley Capital Management, LLC and then served as the Chief Financial Officer at True North Federal Credit Union. The Governor of Alaska appointed Samorajski as the Deputy Commissioner of the state’s Department of Revenue in 2018. In this role, he managed the State Treasury, Bond Issuance, Permanent Fund Dividend and Pension Plan Investments Divisions that employed more than 100 investment, accounting, administrative and compliance professionals. At IPERS, Samorajski oversees an agency of approximately 100 employees and a trust fund totaling more than $45 billion.

IPERS Leadership Team

IPERS Leadership

 

 

 

Deputy Executive Director
Rick Hindman

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General Counsel
Elizabeth Hennessey

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Chief Benefits Officer
Steve Herbert

Steven Herbert

 

 

 

Chief Investment Officer
Sriram Lakshminarayanan

Sriram Lakshminarayanan

 

 

 

Chief Strategy Officer
Shawna Lode

Shawna Lode