Arizona State Retirement System CEO and leadership

Paul Matson is an Executive Director at Arizona State Retirement Sys, Chief Executive Officer at Arizona State Retirement Sys, and Interim CIO/Exec Dir at Arizona State Retirement Sys and is based in Phoenix Arizona Area. He has worked as Chief Investment Officer at Arizona State Retirement Sys, Adjunct Professor at Western International University, and Board Member at Arizona State Retirement Sys. Paul works or has worked as FELLOW at Canadian Securities Institute, MEMBER at Canada Arizona Business Council, and MEMBER at Arizona Property. He studied at UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA between 1981 and 1986, Fbi Citizen Academy, and Arizona State University.

Anthony Guarino has served as the Deputy Director and Chief Operations Officer at the ASRS since 1994. He is responsible for organizing and managing most administrative services and functions, including member services, financial services, information services, and administrative support services which includes staffing, procurement and budget.

Mr. Guarino is the chief architect of the agency's strategic planning model which enables the ASRS to direct and focus resources in a cost effective and efficient way, keeping costs down in the long run, while maximizing member satisfaction.

As part of this ongoing planning effort Mr. Guarino completed an ambitious business re-engineering and technology plan that brought the ASRS into the 21st century with an exciting combination of technology upgrades, productivity enhancements, and sophisticated tracking and measurement systems. He has since turned his attention to the web, and is now in the process of developing a suite of online services and functions to take advantage of ongoing technological developments to further enhance agency productivity, and accommodate a new generation of members.

To keep staff motivated and looking forward, Mr. Guarino challenged his employees several years ago to work with him and develop their own "brand" of public service. The result was the "PRIDE Initiative," a brand of public service based on the agency's values, calling upon staff to be professional at all times, focus on results and continuous improvement, respect diversity, and always search for excellence.

Mr. Guarino was also responsible for implementing an enterprise-wide risk management approach at the ASRS that provides members and stakeholder's reasonable assurance that the agency is taking appropriate steps to manage and mitigate risks that could threaten the agency.

Prior to joining the ASRS, Mr. Guarino spent 10 years with the Arizona Office of the Auditor General and was a Project Leader for five years. In this position, Mr. Guarino evaluated some of the state's largest agencies in order to improve operational efficiency, effectiveness and customer service in the public sector.

Dave King is the Assistant Director, CIO at ASRS. Previously, Dave was Web Administrator at ASRS.

Dave earned a BS in Computer Information Systems from Northern Arizona University in 1998.

Erin Higbee is the Assistant Director, CFO at ASRS. Previously, Erin was an Audit Manager at Fester & Chapman P.C.

Erin earned an MBA in Finance from Grand Canyon University in 2015.

Martha Rozen is an Assistant Director, Chief of Administrative Services at Arizona State Retirement System.

Michael Viteri is the Chief Investment Officer at ASRS. Previously, Michael was Senior Investment Officer at Oregon State Treasury.

Michael earned his MBA in Finance, Investments from Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1995.

Karl Polen is an Head:Private Markets at Arizona State Retirement System and Chief Investment Officer at Arizona State Retirement System. He has worked as Sr VP/CFO at Robson Communities and Portfolio Manager at Arizona State Retirement System. Karl studied at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and Vanderbilt University.

Paul Matson is an Executive Director at Arizona State Retirement Sys, Chief Executive Officer at Arizona State Retirement Sys, and Interim CIO/Exec Dir at Arizona State Retirement Sys and is based in Phoenix Arizona Area. He has worked as Chief Investment Officer at Arizona State Retirement Sys, Adjunct Professor at Western International University, and Board Member at Arizona State Retirement Sys. Paul works or has worked as FELLOW at Canadian Securities Institute, MEMBER at Canada Arizona Business Council, and MEMBER at Arizona Property. He studied at UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA between 1981 and 1986, Fbi Citizen Academy, and Arizona State University.

Anthony Guarino has served as the Deputy Director and Chief Operations Officer at the ASRS since 1994. He is responsible for organizing and managing most administrative services and functions, including member services, financial services, information services, and administrative support services which includes staffing, procurement and budget.

Mr. Guarino is the chief architect of the agency's strategic planning model which enables the ASRS to direct and focus resources in a cost effective and efficient way, keeping costs down in the long run, while maximizing member satisfaction.

As part of this ongoing planning effort Mr. Guarino completed an ambitious business re-engineering and technology plan that brought the ASRS into the 21st century with an exciting combination of technology upgrades, productivity enhancements, and sophisticated tracking and measurement systems. He has since turned his attention to the web, and is now in the process of developing a suite of online services and functions to take advantage of ongoing technological developments to further enhance agency productivity, and accommodate a new generation of members.

To keep staff motivated and looking forward, Mr. Guarino challenged his employees several years ago to work with him and develop their own "brand" of public service. The result was the "PRIDE Initiative," a brand of public service based on the agency's values, calling upon staff to be professional at all times, focus on results and continuous improvement, respect diversity, and always search for excellence.

Mr. Guarino was also responsible for implementing an enterprise-wide risk management approach at the ASRS that provides members and stakeholder's reasonable assurance that the agency is taking appropriate steps to manage and mitigate risks that could threaten the agency.

Prior to joining the ASRS, Mr. Guarino spent 10 years with the Arizona Office of the Auditor General and was a Project Leader for five years. In this position, Mr. Guarino evaluated some of the state's largest agencies in order to improve operational efficiency, effectiveness and customer service in the public sector.

Dave King is the Assistant Director, CIO at ASRS. Previously, Dave was Web Administrator at ASRS.

Dave earned a BS in Computer Information Systems from Northern Arizona University in 1998.

Erin Higbee is the Assistant Director, CFO at ASRS. Previously, Erin was an Audit Manager at Fester & Chapman P.C.

Erin earned an MBA in Finance from Grand Canyon University in 2015.

Martha Rozen is an Assistant Director, Chief of Administrative Services at Arizona State Retirement System.