Cheryl Alston

Natalie Jenkins Sorrell

Dallas Employees' Retirement Fund

Cheryl Alston and Natalie Jenkins Sorrell have been working together for almost two decades as Chief Investment Officer and Deputy Chief Investment Officer, respectively, for the $4 billion Employees’ Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas. Alston is a nationally recognized thought leader in almost every subject related to pensions and investments including diversity, equity and inclusion in the investment management industry. She has over twenty-five years of experience in the financial services industry. She serves on the Board of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City and is Chair of the Finance and Investment committee. She also serves on the board of Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, CHRISTUS Health and Torchmark Corporation. In 2018, Women Inc. Magazine selected Cheryl as one of the most influential corporate directors. In 2011, Cheryl was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Advisory Committee and served two terms. Sorrell is highly respected for her investment insights and acumen. She is responsible for the design and implementation of the overall investment strategy and policy for the fund. She joined the fund in 2006 and has spearheaded efforts to fulfill new private equity, private real estate, global equity, master limited partnership (MLP), and opportunistic credit allocations of over one billion collectively. She has led the effort to build the Next Generation Manager Program, allocating up to fifteen percent of the fund to smaller, newer, and/ or minority and/ or women-owned investment managers across all asset classes.