Advocating for fair and transparent markets is one of the cornerstones of Colorado PERA’s approach to investment stewardship, and Chief Investment Officer/Chief Operating Officer Amy C. McGarrity has taken on a new role to help further that mission at the federal level.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced in September that McGarrity is one of six new members selected to join the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee.

The committee was created under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and its members include professionals and public officials with a range of experience and expertise in finance, investing and law. Members are tasked with advising the SEC and making recommendations on matters such as effective regulation, promoting market integrity, and protecting investor interests. Past recommendations have covered topics such as climate-related disclosures, investor education, and the rules governing financial account statements.

In addition to the SEC Investor Advisory Committee, PERA staff have been active in a number of industry organizations and advisory boards, such as the Council of Institutional Investors, Healthy Markets Association, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, advocating for practices that benefit our members.

“At Colorado PERA, we firmly believe in using our influence as an institutional investor to advocate for strong and fair markets on behalf of the nearly 700,000 members we’re investing for,” McGarrity said. “I’m honored to be selected to serve on the Investor Advisory Committee and I look forward to working with my fellow committee members on some meaningful recommendations in the years ahead.”

McGarrity and the other members of the committee will serve four-year terms.