Ramon Rubalcava Reappointed to the Public Employees Retirement System Board of Administration

SACRAMENTO – The Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), has reappointed Ramon Rubalcava to the Board of Administration for the Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) concurred in this joint appointment.

“Ramon Rubalcava has served the CalPERS Board of Administration with distinction for the past four years, and I am heartened that we can retain such a talented and effective leader to continue the substantial responsibility of managing the largest public pension fund in the nation,” Pro Tem Atkins said.

“I’m very pleased to join with the Senate on this reappointment,” said Speaker Anthony Rendon. “Ramon Rubalcava has been an especially strong member of the CalPERS Board of Administration, protecting the hard-earned pensions of the workers who serve the public in California.”

Mr. Rubalcava is the Director of Member Benefits and Employer Relations for Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721. He is a member of the Latino/Latina Roundtable of the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley, and, since 2018, has served on the CalPERS Board of Administration as the joint appointee of the Senate Rules Committee and Assembly Speaker. Mr. Rubalcava previously served as a Union Staff Manager for SEIU Local 660 from 1987 until it merged with SEIU Local 721 in 2007.

Ramon Rubalcava lives in Los Angeles, and the term is four years. Compensation is $100 per diem and reimbursement for necessary travel expenses.

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Toni G. Atkins is President pro Tempore of the California Senate. Having previously served as Speaker of the California Assembly, she began her tenure in the Senate in 2016. As Senator for District 39, she represents the cities of San Diego, Coronado, Del Mar and Solana Beach. Website of President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins: www.senate.ca.gov/Atkins