PERS Board Member to Meet with UPEC

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

REDDING - Business Manager Chris Darker announced today that CalPERS Board member JJ Jelincic will travel to Redding and meet with UPEC Leadership and Members on Saturday morning, July 10, 2010. “UPEC actively supported Jelincic in the runoff election in December 2009 where he garnered more votes than in the regular election, we are pleased and honored that JJ will have time to visit with us in July”, said Darker.

JJ Jelincic was elected to the CalPERS Board of Administration in December 2009 as a Member-At-Large representing all CalPERS members. He serves on the Finance Committee, Health Benefits Committee, Investment Committee and the Investment Policy Subcommittee. Jelincic is a 24-year veteran employee of CalPERS with a wide range of investment experience, having worked in the global equity, fixed income and real estate units of the pension fund’s Investment Office. He also helped establish CalPERS futures unit, ran the stock trading desk, and contributed to CalPERS corporate governance initiatives.

Mr. Jelincic is a past president of the California State Employees Association (CSEA) a labor group representing 140,000 active and retired state employees. He was also Chair of the California State Administrative, Financial, and Staff Services Bargaining Unit. He was appointed in 2004 by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Performance Review (CPR) Commission, which held statewide hearings on proposals to reform state government.  Mr. Jelincic has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Saint Mary’s College, an M.B.A. in finance from Golden Gate University and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.