About Theresa
Theresa J. Whitmarsh is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Washington State Investment Board (WSIB), one of the United States’ leading institutional investors, managing over $185 billion of state pension, insurance, and other assets. She joined the WSIB in 2003 as Chief Operating Officer and was named CEO in 2009, a position she held through 2021.
Theresa serves on a number of industry boards and advisory councils. She is Chair of FCLTGlobal and Co-Chair of the Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership. She holds advisory roles with several asset management firms. She joined the board of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) in April, 2022.
Prior to her time with the WSIB, Theresa had 20 years of experience in business, government, and media. She has a Master of Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Seattle Pacific University. Theresa is a past Chair of the Council of Institutional Investors and the Pacific Pension & Investment Institute, and she is also a former director of the International Centre for Pension Management, and a former external advisor on the ABP Investment Committee. She was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Long Term Investing and an active contributor to WEF initiatives.
Theresa is a member of the IFM Board Responsible Investment and Sustainability Committee and Board People and Remuneration Committee.