The Fiftyfaces Podcast 3. Angela Miller-May - Walking the Talk of Diversity
Aug 20, 2020
29:44
Angela Miller May is CIO at the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, a public defined benefit fund based in Chicago, which has $11 bn in assets under management. The fund is a leader in promoting the G in ESG – i.e. in ensuring that the
managers it does business with walk the talk in improving the diversity of their investment
teams.
The fund has an aspirational goal of investing 20% of its assets with minority owned firms and currently it invests 46% with minority owned firms and 41% of its trades are done with minority owned brokers.
Angela is a regular figure on the asset management conference circuit and has become a leading voice in promoting diversity and inclusion in the industry. We discuss her mission-driven approach to investing, and how she entered the area, how she has built a truly diversified team at the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund and what she does to further diversity in the industry.
managers it does business with walk the talk in improving the diversity of their investment
teams.
The fund has an aspirational goal of investing 20% of its assets with minority owned firms and currently it invests 46% with minority owned firms and 41% of its trades are done with minority owned brokers.
Angela is a regular figure on the asset management conference circuit and has become a leading voice in promoting diversity and inclusion in the industry. We discuss her mission-driven approach to investing, and how she entered the area, how she has built a truly diversified team at the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund and what she does to further diversity in the industry.