As with many organizations, the ASRS is governed by a Board of Trustees. Our nine-member board is appointed by the Arizona governor and confirmed by the state senate. Its role, as outlined in state statute, is to provide oversight of the ASRS and act as fiduciaries solely for the benefit of members and beneficiaries.
Five of the nine trustees must be members of the ASRS:
- An educator
- An employee of a political subdivision
- A retired member
- An employee of the state
- An at-large member representing any ASRS member group
The other four trustees are not members of the ASRS and represent the public.
In addition to the Board of Trustees, three smaller committees meet periodically. These committees are the Investment Committee, the Board Appeals Committee, and the Operations, Audit, & Legislative Committee.
(To learn more about the Board of Trustees or its committees, browse our Governance Handbook, which covers everything from the overall conceptual model to the board’s code of ethics.)
Where To View Public Meetings
The board and committees meet throughout the year to discuss various agenda items. By the end of 2023, the ASRS will have held twenty-one public meetings, barring any changes to the schedule that may occur over the rest of the year. All these meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance at our Phoenix office or watched live on YouTube.
While these meetings have always been open to the public, streaming them live on YouTube and making the recordings available afterward is a relatively new feature, with our first public meeting livestream happening in May 2022.
Livestreamed meetings can be viewed on our YouTube page. If you subscribe to our channel, you’ll also be notified when the ASRS goes live. Typically, we start the video feed right at the scheduled time of the meeting. Once ended, we add a link to the video on our website, and also add it to our Board & Committee Meetings playlist on YouTube for those who wish to watch it later.
To see who is on the ASRS Board of Trustees, read short trustee biographies, view the upcoming schedule of meetings, or view information from previous meetings, make sure to visit our ASRS Board of Trustees page.
Written by Nathaniel Brengle, Strategic Communications
Published 5/2023
