Investment Team
Donald Pierce
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Mr. Pierce serves as the Chief Investment Officer for the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA), where he has been part of the investment team since 2001. He works directly with the Board on developing policy and investment goals, implementing investment objectives and the selection of investment managers, and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the investment division.
Amit Thanki
Senior Investment Officer
Mr. Thanki is a Senior Investment Officer with the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA). As a member of the investment team, he oversees the deployment of $3 billion in pension assets across investment strategies in diversified credit, private equity, and venture capital. In addition, Mr. Thanki is responsible for developing and implementing SBCERA’s asset allocation policy, structuring manager relationship, identifying investment opportunities, and monitoring portfolio liquidity.
Jake Abbott
Senior Investment Officer
Mr. Abbott is an Investment Officer with the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA). As a member of the investment team, Mr. Abbott is responsible for the development of investment goals, underwriting investment opportunities, manager selection, and investment operations.
Thomas Kim
Senior Investment Officer
Mr. Kim is an Investment Officer with the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA). As a member of the investment team, Mr. Kim is responsible for the development and implementation of investment policy, selection of managers, and evaluation of investment opportunities.
Eydie Cox
Senior Investment Analyst
Ms. Cox has served as an Investment Analyst for the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA) since January 2008. She assists the SBCERA Investment Team with the compliance monitoring program, securities lending, commission recapture, securities litigation and proxy voting, and participates in the selection of investment managers.
Emely Moreno
Senior Investment Analyst
Ms. Moreno is a Senior Investment Analyst with the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA). As a member of the investment team, she is responsible for assisting the team with investment operations and the document integrity of investment contracts, and related investment documents, an initiative she actively spearheaded for completeness. In addition, Ms. Moreno participates in contract discussions and meets with potential investment managers.