Christopher Ward

New York City Employees' Retirement System (NYCERS) is the municipal public employee retirement system of New York City Retirement Systems, which is a subsidiary of government-owned New York City Comptroller's Office (New York). The firm was founded by the New York State Legislature in 1920. Headquartered in New York City, NYCERS administers the statutory pension benefits of active and retired public sector employees and their beneficiaries, such as clerical workers, accountants and social workers, and uniformed employees (New York City Correction Officers and Sanitation Workers).

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is a regulatory organization that oversees the municipal securities market in the United States. The private company is based in Alexandria, VA. Nanette Lawson has been the CEO of the company since 2011. The board was established by Congress in 1975 to protect investors and promote a fair and efficient market for municipal securities. The board sets rules and standards for underwriters, dealers, and municipal advisors, and provides market transparency through its Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) system.