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Joe Aguilar, Chief Investment Officer, Illinois State Treasury
Joe Aguilar is the Chief
Investment Officer for Illinois State Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs. In his
role, Mr. Aguilar directs seven investment portfolios spanning across public
and private market investments on behalf of the Illinois Treasury’s combined $56
billion investment portfolio including the Illinois Growth and Innovation Fund,
a $1.5b impact investment fund investing across venture, buyout and private
credit, the FIRST Fund, a $1.5b vehicle dedicated to infrastructure and real
estate, two 529 College Saving Plans, the State’s Achieving a Better Life
Experience program, Student Empowerment Fund, and the Secure Choice Retirement
Savings Program. As the Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Aguilar leads all aspects
of investment implementation, including the development of processes and
procedures, asset allocation, the Office’s sustainable investment strategy, and
the selection of investment products and managers. He is responsible for
leading the investment team and the stewardship for all investments and external
public and private market investment managers including venture, private
equity, infrastructure, real estate and private credit managers invested
through the office’s platforms.
Mr. Aguilar was previously
the Director of Investment Analysis and Due Diligence with the Illinois State
Treasury in which he led due diligence efforts in
which he led the manager selection process, assessment, and monitoring of all
investment managers and co-investments. Prior to joining the Illinois Treasury,
he worked for Fortaleza Asset Management. Mr. Aguilar holds a B.S. with a
double major in Finance and Business & Commerce from Aurora University and
an M.S. in Finance from the University of Miami’s Herbert Business School. He
also serves as a Board Member for the Council of Institutional Investors, Board
Chair and Chair of the Investment Committee for the Field Foundation of Illinois
and is an Adjunct Professor at Aurora University. |
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