Sandy Matheson

Sandy Matheson is the Executive Director of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. Joining Maine PERS in April, 2009, she oversees the state's seven public retirement plans covering 93,000 active and retired members, 321 employers, and a $12.2B fund. She previously served as the Director of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems from 2005 to 2009. She was also Vice-Chair of the Washington State Investment Board serving on the Private Markets, Audit Committee and Administrative Committees. Ms. Matheson currently serves as the President of the National Association of State Retirement Administrators Executive Board, and as a member of the Public Employees Board of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Programs. Prior to joining Maine PERS, Ms. Matheson also was a member of the International Centre for Pension Management and served on the boards of the Employee Benefits Research Institute and the Washington State Society of CPAs. Ms. Matheson's career has been in management, healthcare and financial services. She graduated with a BA in Economics from Northwestern University, completed post-graduate accounting studies at Gonzaga University and received an MBA from Washington State University. She currently maintains an inactive CPA license in Washington State