Inside America's Public Pensions: Governance, AI & Alternatives | Global Alts Miami 2026

Описание: Three state investment leaders managing over $250 billion combined share what's working, what's broken, and how they're adapting to a new investment landscape. From Wyoming's dramatic pension turnaround to Connecticut's 70-year funding hole to Wisconsin's AI experimentation—this is the unfiltered view from inside public plan governance.

Featuring:
• Shawn Wooden, Partner & Chief Public Pension Strategist, Apollo Global Management (Moderator)
• Anne-Marie Fink, CFA, CIO Private Markets & Funds Alpha, State of Wisconsin Investment Board ($150B)
• Erick Russell, 84th State Treasurer, State of Connecticut ($70B)
• Tom Chapman, Senior Investment Officer, Wyoming State Treasurer Office ($33B)

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introductions
0:32 - Wisconsin SWIB: $150B, $80B external
1:09 - Connecticut: $70B across 6 plans and 13 trusts
1:24 - Wyoming: "Two escalators in the entire state"
2:09 - "Eight of us manage a third of the state budget"
2:36 - Wyoming's asset allocation: 50% alternatives
2:50 - Biggest challenges facing public plans
3:06 - "Worst performing to top quartile in 9 years"
3:41 - Connecticut: 70 years without proper funding
4:52 - "Chasing our tail" on pacing plans
4:55 - Wisconsin's risk-sharing with beneficiaries
5:23 - Pressure to increase benefits after good returns
6:09 - Can public plans keep up with AI?
7:00 - "Banning AI is worse than using it"
7:41 - Strategic Asset Allocation vs Total Portfolio Approach
8:45 - "17 times in front of the legislature"
9:29 - Wisconsin's hybrid approach
10:52 - TPA gets complicated with specialization
11:54 - Private credit allocation strategies
12:29 - Opportunistic credit vs direct lending
13:53 - Expressing private credit through hedge funds
14:20 - Is private credit systemic risk? (Tri-Color, First Brands)
15:14 - Evergreen vehicles "can't deal with drawdowns"
15:35 - "Private credit is better than banks"
16:33 - Private equity deployment
16:50 - "Over my dead body I'll never invest in PE"
17:27 - Advantages of being new to alternatives
18:09 - "Walking rather than running" on private markets
18:25 - Connecticut narrowing manager relationships
19:29 - Manager selection frameworks and AI tools
21:28 - GP alignment and fund consistency
23:34 - Emerging managers programs
24:21 - Why small managers outperform
25:17 - "I don't need as good a management team"
25:47 - The Apollo dig: "Small managers that are now part of Apollo"
26:17 - "I have to get the governor's approval to leave the country"

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