Key Takeaways
- • The North Dakota State Retirement and Investment Office (RIO) named Chad Roberts as deputy executive director and chief retirement officer, effective July 11, 2022, after a nearly eight-month search.
- • Roberts succeeds Jan Murtha, who was promoted to executive director in November 2021.
- • Roberts brings more than 25 years of government administrative and leadership experience, most recently as deputy county administrator of Polk County, Wisconsin, where he served as chief financial officer and human resource director.
- • Murtha cited Roberts' finance, project management, and HR background as relevant to RIO's pension administration modernization project and its talent management program.
Summary
The North Dakota State Retirement and Investment Office has named Chad Roberts as its deputy executive director and chief retirement officer, effective July 11, according to the publication's report. The appointment follows a nearly eight-month search and fills the role vacated when Jan Murtha was promoted to executive director last November.
According to North Dakota RIO, Roberts has more than 25 years of experience in government administrative and leadership roles. He most recently served as deputy county administrator of Polk County, Wisconsin, where he acted as chief financial officer and human resource director and oversaw IT and other central government services. His responsibilities there included budget creation and maintenance, human resources and benefits administration, and helping implement the organization's long-term strategic direction.
Before his county executive role, Roberts was agency head for two law enforcement agencies following a career in law enforcement. He holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he is currently completing a master's in accounting. He has also served as a board member of the Wisconsin State Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff's Association.
Murtha said in a statement that Roberts "brings with him a strong background in finance, project management, human resource and change initiatives." She added that RIO will benefit from his experience as the office progresses with its pension administration modernization project and develops its talent management program.
North Dakota RIO was established in 1989 to administer the activities of the State Investment Board and the Teachers' Fund for Retirement.
According to North Dakota RIO, Roberts has more than 25 years of experience in government administrative and leadership roles. He most recently served as deputy county administrator of Polk County, Wisconsin, where he acted as chief financial officer and human resource director and oversaw IT and other central government services. His responsibilities there included budget creation and maintenance, human resources and benefits administration, and helping implement the organization's long-term strategic direction.
Before his county executive role, Roberts was agency head for two law enforcement agencies following a career in law enforcement. He holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he is currently completing a master's in accounting. He has also served as a board member of the Wisconsin State Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff's Association.
Murtha said in a statement that Roberts "brings with him a strong background in finance, project management, human resource and change initiatives." She added that RIO will benefit from his experience as the office progresses with its pension administration modernization project and develops its talent management program.
North Dakota RIO was established in 1989 to administer the activities of the State Investment Board and the Teachers' Fund for Retirement.
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