Angela Miller-May serves as the Chief Investment Officer for the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, a $55 billion pension fund that services a membership of over 524,000 members and over 3,060 employers. She focuses on providing strategic portfolio construction, excellent manager selection and rigorous due diligence and provides leadership to a team of investment professionals in meeting IMRF’s investment goals. Ms. Miller-May joined the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund in August 2021. Prior to serving as IMRF’s Chief Investment Officer, she served as the CIO for the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund. Ms. Miller-May serves on the NAIC LP Advisory Board, on the First Women’s Bank (FWB) advisory board, on the Women Investment Professionals (WIP) Board, on the Toigo Advisory Board, as a member of Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), a member of the NASP Africa Institutional Investors Advisory Council, a member of SEO’s LP Advisory Council, a member of the NIRS Board, a member of the IDAC Board and NCPERS CIO Summit Advisory Faculty, a member of Accelerate Investors CIO Council, a member of The Economic Club of Chicago and engages with many other organizations. Ms. Miller-May was honored with the NAIC 2025 Champion of Change Award, named to the 2025 CIOPower100 and 2024 DEICPower100 List, the recipient of the Pension & Investments 2023 Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing Award, the Markets Group 2023 DEI Leadership Award, the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) 2022 Pacesetter Award, the Institutional Investor’s 2022 DEI Leadership Award, the Women Investment Professional (WIP) 2020 Trailblazer Award “Distinguished Woman Investment Professional of the Year”, and has received many more awards in addition to the honor of testifying at a 2019 Congressional Hearing on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion. Ms. Miller-May holds an MBA from Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University and has earned her BA in Economics from Northwestern University.

Mr. Barton is President and Chief Investment Officer of the UCLA Investment Company, which manages the assets of the UCLA Foundation’s endowed and unendowed pools. Since joining UCLA in 2016, Mr. Barton has been involved in all aspects of managing the Foundation’s endowment including executing investment strategy, overseeing portfolio construction, and following best governance practices. Along with the rest of the Investment Company team, he manages the investments and operations of a global, multi-asset class portfolio for the Foundation and its affiliated entities. Mr. Barton has spent over 20 years in institutional investment roles, primarily within university endowments. He has a BA in Public and International Affairs from Princeton University and an MA in International Relations from the University of Cape Town. Mr. Barton holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

Bryan Fujita is the Chief Investment Officer at the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions (LAFPP), a $38.5 billion pension plan providing retirement benefits to the public safety members of the City of Los Angeles. He leads all aspects of LAFPP’s investment program including policy formulation, investment strategy development and implementation, and risk management. Prior to joining LAFPP, Bryan was the Chief Operating Officer at the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) where he directed the daily investment activities of LACERS’ multibillion-dollar investment portfolio. He has also held positions at The Walt Disney Company, where he managed pension investments and financial risk, and at Wedbush Securities, where he was a founding member of the Managed Assets Program and served as an asset allocation specialist for institutional and high-net-worth clients. Bryan has a BA in Economics and an MBA in Finance from UCLA. Additionally, he has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute.

Mr. Ly is the Acting Chief Investment Officer for the City of Los Angeles’ defined benefit plan for civilian employees. Mr. Ly has broad industry experience across multiple asset classes that has spanned from working at a quantitative asset manager, investment bank, custodian, and now at a public pension fund. Mr. Ly is dedicated to serving the City of Los Angeles with a long-term commitment to the Fund, its members, and their beneficiaries.

Sengal Selassie is the CEO and Founder of Brightwood. Mr. Selassie has been involved in all phases of the firm’s development since its founding in 2010. He is a member of the Executive Committee and serves on the Investment Committee of all Brightwood Managed Funds. Mr. Selassie currently participates on the boards of many of Brightwood’s portfolio companies and has managed capital for hundreds of limited partners, including a number of prominent public, private and corporate pension plans, endowments, family offices, and high net worth individuals. Prior to forming Brightwood, Mr. Selassie led Cowen Capital Partners, LLC (“Cowen Capital”), where he served as managing partner from 2006 through 2009. Mr. Selassie joined Cowen Capital from SG Capital Partners LLC (“SG Capital”), Cowen Capital’s predecessor fund where he worked from 1998 through 2006. At SG Capital he was a Managing Director and served as group head starting in 2002. Prior to SG Capital, Mr. Selassie worked in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Morgan Stanley where he helped media and telecommunications companies execute strategic transactions. He began his career in the Corporate Finance Group of the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs in 1990. Education: A.B. in Economics, magna cum laude, Harvard College; M.B.A. and J.D., with honors, Harvard University