Steve Juarez of Truckee has been appointed to serve on the 12-member Teachers’ Retirement Board.

Juarez brings expertise and experience to the TRB, having served on the board as a delegate for former Treasurer John Chiang from 2017 to 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Juarez’s appointment in September 2024, and January was his first meeting. Juarez’s term runs through December 31, 2027.

Juarez was associate vice president of state government relations for the University of California from 2008 to 2016; a senior investment banker at J.P. Morgan from 2006 to 2008; and director of financial management for the J. Paul Getty Trust from 1998 to 2006.

Juarez earned a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles.