Culver City Observer -

Stacie Olivares-Castain, 44, of Culver City, has been appointed to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration. Olivares-Castain has been chief investment officer at Lendistry since 2019. She was senior advisor on impact investments and blockchain at the California Department of Insurance from 2017 to 2019 and managing director and chief investment officer at the California Organized Investment Network (COIN) from 2011 to 2017. Olivares-Castain was a guided portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley from 2008 to 2011 and executive director of the California Commission for Economic Development from 2002 to 2007. She earned a Master of Public Policy degree in business and government from Harvard University. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Olivares-Castain is a Democrat.