Michael Schlachter

Michael Schlachter, CFA, currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer for the Illinois State Universities Retirement System, overseeing investment strategies for over 248,000 members. Prior experience includes roles as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Los Angeles Capital Management, Partner and Senior Consultant at Mercer, and Managing Director in the Multi-Asset Class Solutions Group at PGIM. Michael spent 15 years at Wilshire Associates as Managing Director, focusing on strategic financial planning for clients, and gained early experience as an analyst at Goldman Sachs and as a summer associate at Salomon Brothers. Michael holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Bachelor's degree in Politics from Princeton University, and is pursuing a Doctor of Law degree at Loyola University Chicago.