Mansco Perry

Mansco Perry has served as Executive Director and CIO of the Minnesota State Board of Investment (SBI), one of the larger state pension fund managers in the US. The SBI manages billions in retirement assets for Minnesota state employees and pensioners. Perry has navigated the challenges of public pension investing — including managing unfunded liabilities, meeting actuarial return assumptions, maintaining appropriate risk management, and operating within a public governance framework with political and regulatory constraints. His career spans multiple market cycles including the dot-com bust, 2008 crisis, and subsequent recovery. He has been a voice in public pension investing discussions about appropriate risk tolerance, alternative investment allocation, and governance best practices. His extensive experience navigating the intersection of investment management and public accountability distinguishes his career as a practitioner who has managed institutional portfolios under constraints that few private-sector investors face.