Harry Keiley

First elected in 2007, Harry Keiley currently serves as Chairman of the Teachers’ Retirement Board, which administers the California State Teachers’ Retirement System. With $308.6 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2021, and more than 975,000 members and beneficiaries, CalSTRS is the largest educator-only pension fund in the world. Previous leadership positions held at CalSTRS include chair of the Investment Committee.

In 2020, Mr. Keiley served as chair of the CalSTRS CEO Search Committee. This global search, conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in the system’s first new CEO in 20 years and the first female to lead the organization.

In addition to his work inside the CalSTRS boardroom, Mr. Keiley completed the UCLA Anderson School of Business program for trustees and the Board Effectiveness Program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. He has served on the City of Santa Monica Parks and Recreation Board and the advisory board of The Line, an online education publication. He currently serves on the board of Step Up, a nonprofit committed to housing chronically homeless and mentally ill individuals, including U.S. military veterans.

Mr. Keiley served multiple terms as president of the Santa Monica Classroom Teachers Association. In this capacity he established unprecedented community coalitions and forged a collaborative partnership with management. These efforts captured several new ongoing revenue streams to support smaller class sizes, protect arts programs, and increase the number of school counselors and nurses.

Mr. Keiley began his career as a U.S. Government and Economics teacher in 1987, and in 1999 was recognized as the Most Inspirational Teacher by his students and colleagues.