The Leadership Lab: Featuring John Skjervem

​​Join the Banc of California, Pillsbury, and Mercato Partners for The Leadership Lab, a highly-curated, invite-only event tailored for CEOs and C-suite executives committed to evolving their leadership expertise in harmony with their organization’s growth and maturity.

​This inaugural event features John Skjervem, the Chief Investment Officer of Utah Retirement Systems, and will be hosted in the Speakeasy at the Edison House.

​Beginning at 3:00pm, The Leadership Lab will focus on the sharing of invaluable expertise on leadership in high-stakes environments—from past lessons learned to advice on growing with every stage of your organization.

​Agenda
3:00-3:15pm : Arrival
3:15-4:15pm : Featured Speaker
4:15-5:00pm : Networking

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​About John Skjervem

John D. Skjervem is Chief Investment Officer for Utah Retirement Systems (URS) which manages a financial and real asset portfolio totaling $59.2 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. 

​John is a member of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s Investment Advisory Group, 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 and serves on the Investor Advisory Group of the International Sustainability Standards Board. 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.