Cheryl D. Alston
Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer , Employees’ Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas, Texas (“ERF”)Cheryl D. Alston is the Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Employees’ Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas, Texas (“ERF”), a $4.0+ billion pension plan for the City’s civilian employees. Cheryl began her term in October 2004 and provides leadership for the Fund’s staff in implementing the programs necessary to achieve the mission, goals and objectives established by the Board of Trustees. Cheryl was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Advisory Committee and served two terms ending from 2011-2016. Cheryl serves on the Board of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City and Globe Life Corporation (NYSE – GL). She formerly served on the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. Cheryl was named as one of the most influential corporate directors by Women Inc. Magazine in 2018 and most influential Black corporate directors by Savoy Magazine in 2021. Cheryl has over twenty-five years of expertise in the financial services industry. She served as an Executive with CIGNA Retirement & Investment Services. Prior to CIGNA, Cheryl has served as a Corporate Banking Officer at Chase Global Services, providing investment banking services for Fortune 500 clients. Cheryl has an M.B.A. in Finance from the Leonard N. Stern School at New York University and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Alston was recognized by the D CEO Power 500, Institutional Investor magazine, Dallas Power 50 award and the National Association of Securities Professionals’ Pacesetter Award.