Teia Merring, senior investment director at Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Investment
Management Limited, has been elected the new board chair of the Institutional
Limited Partners Association (ILPA) at the organization’s annual meeting in
Chicago.
Merring joined the board in 2020 and has served as vice
chair. She is known to have a keen passion for transparency, strong LP governance and alignment, and has chaired ILPA’s industry and affairs committee.
Scott Ramsower, Head of Private Equity Funds for the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas, will serve alongside Merring as new Board Vice
Chair; Ramsower joined the Board in 2021. New additions to the Board include
Han Hu, Aegon Asset Management, Greg Jania, APG, Helena Threlfall, Hasma
Capital, Giovanni Orsi, PSP and Aaron Daley, Washington State Investment Board.
ILPA, established more than 20 years ago, is a global
organization dedicated to exclusively advancing the interests of limited
partners (LPs) and their beneficiaries.
“ILPA is a respected force in the private markets ecosystem,
and I’m honored to be selected as its next Board Chair,” said Merring. “At more
than 600 organizations and 7,000 LP professionals, the ILPA community continues
to grow and evolve; I look forward to continuing to amplify their voices on the
topics that matter most while striving for greater alignment and transparency
industry-wide.”
Outgoing board
members include: Alicia Gregory, Future Fund Management Agency, Gregory
Ruiz, Jasper Ridge Partners, Joe Topley, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and
Alison Nankivell, Business Development Bank of Canada.
Said Jennifer Choi, ILPA CEO, “Over the last year, the Board
has helped guide ILPA into its next chapter—from announcing a new London office
to embarking on our most global year yet of programming and on-the-ground
engagement.”