April Wilcox is the Senior Investment Director of Strategic Management & Operations for California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the largest educator-only pension fund globally, valued at $380 billion. Ms. Wilcox oversees the strategic management, business and servicing divisions of the Investment Branch including Investment Operations, Performance & Analytics, Compliance, and Data Solutions. She is also responsible for the governance, business risk management, and strategic leadership of the Investment branch. Ms. Wilcox joined CalSTRS in 2004 and has over 25 years of financial experience. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from MIT Sloan, and holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.