John D. Skjervem is Chief Investment Officer for Utah Retirement Systems (URS) which manages a financial and real asset portfolio totaling $58.2 billion as of December 31, 2024, and comprises both defined benefit and defined contribution retirement programs. Prior to URS, John was Chief Executive Officer of Alan Biller and Associates, responsible for its $131 billion institutional investment advisory practice.

John also previously served as Chief Investment Officer for Oregon State Treasury where his team managed a $111 billion, globally-diversified investment program. Before his tenure in Oregon, John held a variety of portfolio management and leadership positions at Northern Trust including Chief Investment Officer for that firm’s $180 billion wealth management division.

In addition to his APFC service, John is an advisor to the Retirement Board of the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho and a member of the IEEE Foundation’s investment committee. He is also a member of the Milken Institute’s Global Capital Markets Advisory Committee, serves on the Investor Advisory Group of the International Sustainability Standards Board and is an Investor Board Member for the National Institute of Public Finance. John holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, received his BA in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and earned an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Statistics from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Janet Becker-Wold is a retired investment consultant and former Senior Vice President at Callan LLC, bringing over three decades of institutional investment experience to the field. She led Callan’s Denver consulting office, managing a high-performing team of senior consultants and analysts. In her consulting role, she provided strategic guidance to a diverse array of institutional clients, including endowments, pensions, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and defined contribution plans—overseeing more than $80 billion in total assets.

As Co-Chair of Callan’s Manager Search Committee, she played a leading role in the due diligence and selection of asset managers, evaluating firm capabilities across investment styles. She also authored thought leadership pieces and contributed to capital markets research, reinforcing Callan’s commitment to research and industry best practices.

From 1994 to 2003, she specialized in international and global equity manager research, analyzing investment strategies and currency management solutions globally. Earlier in her career at US WEST, she managed real estate and international equity investments, while overseeing currency overlay programs designed to enhance portfolio efficiency.

A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) since 1996, Janet earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado Boulder and a BS in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2023, she was honored as Advisor of the Year by With Intelligence.

Throughout her career, Janet was recognized for upholding the highest standards of fiduciary duty, integrity, and strategic insight. Known for collaborative style and clear communication with Boards and investment committees, she delivered tailored investment strategies aligned with clients’ goals for income, growth, and risk preferences. In retirement, she remains active in the investment community through professional associations.