SWIB Leaders Present to UW-Madison Retirement Association

SWIB Executive Director/Chief Investment Officer Edwin Denson, Deputy Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer Rochelle Klaskin, and Head Economist/Asset & Risk Allocation Chief Investment Officer Todd Mattina presented to the UW-Madison Retirement Association in Madison on April 13, sharing insights into SWIB’s recent investment performance and economic outlook. SWIB always appreciates the opportunity to connect with participants and discuss the work being done to help keep the WRS one of the few fully funded public pension plans in the country.

About SWIB

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), created in 1951, is an independent state agency responsible for managing the assets of the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), the State Investment Fund (SIF), and other state trust funds. As of December 31, 2025, SWIB managed more than $178 billion of total assets, approximately 87% representing WRS assets. SWIB’s management of the WRS trust funds aims to provide a fully funded public pension for over 703,000 current and former employees of state agencies, the university system, school districts and most local governments. The WRS consistently ranks among the 10 largest public pension funds in the U.S. SWIB, a steady economic pillar for the state of Wisconsin, focuses on growing the trust funds, managing risk, and optimizing costs over the long term.