Angela Miller-May

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

We need an Angela Miller May at every pension fund. In a world where some find it difficult to get things done over a decade, she has proven that with a plan, purpose and passion you can get things done in a year. In fact, in one year as Chief Investment Officer at the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, she has increased the percentage of assets managed by diverse firms by $12.5 billion. The fund employs close to 70 diverse managers including funds of funds. She views Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as “an implementation of investment strategy similar to all other strategies that have the opportunity to create value and mitigate risk.” Miller-May serves as the Chief Investment Officer of the $52 billion pension fund and is one of the most highly respected advocates for the use of diverse firms in the nation. She joined IMRF in 2021 from the Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund. She serves as a member on the First Women’s Bank (FWB) advisory board, a member on the Women Investment Professionals (WIP) Board, a member of Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN), a member of the NASP Africa Institutional Investors Advisory Council, a member of African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) LP committee, a member of SEO’s LP Advisory Council, a member of the NCPERS CIO Summit Advisory Faculty and engages with many other organizations. Ms. Miller-May was honored with the Women Investment Professional (WIP) 2020 Trailblazer Award “Distinguished Woman Investment Professional of the Year”, named as one of Institutional Investor’s 2020 Industry Voice Innovators, Crain’s 2019 most Notable Women in Finance, 2019 Trusted Insights Top 30 Chief Investment Officers, Institutional Investor’s 2019 Change Maker of the Year and has had the honor of testifying at a 2019 Congressional Hearing on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion.