THE WEST INVESTORS
ANNUAL MEETING
November 16th, 2021
Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel
San Francisco, CA

The West Investors Annual Meeting is a closed-door program that gathers the world's leading fund managers along with 120 institutional and private wealth investors from California, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and Colorado. This meeting offers a unique platform to learn from and alongside industry thought leaders. Panel sessions and Private meetings throughout the day will allow for deepening relationships, developing partnerships and fostering business. This one-day conference will host 300 leading managers, investors and other professionals to discuss investment opportunities and new trends in the market.
Past Keynote Speakers

Marcie Frost | Chief Executive Officer | CalPERS
Marcie Frost joined CalPERS as chief executive officer (CEO) in October 2016. She is the ninth CEO and second woman to head the pension fund, which administers a defined benefit retirement system for more than 1.9 million California public sector workers and their families and purchases health care for more than 1.4 million lives. CalPERS oversees a global investment portfolio of approximately $350 billion, has approximately 2,800 employees, and operates on an annual budget of $1.8 billion. Marcie brings more than 17 years of pension industry leadership, information services expertise, and executive management experience to her role. She came to CalPERS from the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS), where she served as executive director and demonstrated strong leadership and innovation, an emphasis on customer satisfaction, and team collaboration.
Prior to being appointed executive director, Marcie served four years as DRS' director. Before that she served in a number of other leadership capacities at DRS in human resources, information services, and operations. Marcie began her public service career as a benefits administrator with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.

Robert Maynard | Chief Investment Officer | PERSI
Robert Maynard is Chief Investment Officer for the $17 billion Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho, where he is responsible for all investment activities of the organization. He has served in that position since 1992. Previously he served as Deputy Executive Director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, and as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska. In addition to his duties for the Idaho Retirement System, Mr. Maynard participates or has participated as an advisor, board member, or chair of a number of investment-related and charitable organizations and has lectured frequently on investment topics at numerous conferences and institutions
Speakers

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