Executive MBA Student at Pepperdine University
Recognized as Pension Fund Rising Star
DWP Investment Chief Jeremy Wolfson Receives Peer Award
February 26, 2010 02:19 PM Eastern Time
LOS ANGELES--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Pepperdine University Presidential MBA student Jeremy
Wolfson will be recognized as one of Institutional Investor News’ 2010 Rising Stars of Public Funds at the 9th
Annual Public Pension Fund Awards (www.publicpensionfundawards.com) on Sunday, February 28, 2010.
Wolfson serves as Chief Investment Officer for the Los Angeles Water and Power Employees Retirement Plan at
the City of Los Angeles.
Wolfson, a Los Angeles, CA resident, is completing his first year in the Presidential and Key Executive Program at
Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management. Designed for seasoned business owners, CEOs and
their most senior corporate officers, the innovative executive master’s degree program transforms business leaders
into legacy-makers. The Presidential MBA (http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/programs/presidential-mba/) enables
graduates to translate a lifetime of experience and knowledge into personal and professional capital that delivers
lasting meaningful benefit for themselves, for their organizations and for their most trusted relationships.
As a Rising Star, Wolfson is being recognized by industry colleagues and the editors of Institutional Investor News
as an up-and-coming professional in the public fund investment community who has achieved a demonstrable level of
success in his career to-date, shown a commitment to continued growth and contributions to the industry, and is
poised to evolve into a true thought leader in the investment industry.
Wolfson currently manages the Investment Section of the $8 billion dollar Los Angeles Water and Power
Employees' Retirement Plan. He is responsible for all pension plan asset classes including broad equity, fixed-
income, real-estate, private-equity, hedge funds and cash. The Department of Water and Power (DWP)