Washington State Investment Board

Overview

The Washington State Investment Board manages the retirement assets of Washington's public employees and runs one of the largest and most committed private-equity programs of any U.S. public pension, with roughly a quarter of its commingled trust fund in the asset class. It is known for scaling repeat commitments to long-standing managers across buyout, growth and co-investments.

Key facts

• Targets roughly 25%+ of pension assets to private equity
• Hundreds of fund commitments across strategies and vintages
• Long history of re-upping with established managers
• Based in Olympia, Washington