J. J. Jelincic

Who is J. J. Jelincic?

Joseph John Jelincic, Jr., better known as J.J. Jelincic, is a member of the California Public Employees' Retirement System Board and is the past president of the California State Employees Association, a labor group representing 140,000 active and retired state employees. Jelincic, a rank-and-file investment officer for the CalPERS since 1986, was elected to the CalPERS Board of Administration in December 2009 as a Member-At-Large representing all CalPERS members. He serves on the Finance Committee, Health Benefits Committee, Investment Committee and is the Vice Chair of the Investment Policy Subcommittee. Jelincic has a wide range of investment experience, having worked in the global equity, fixed income and real estate units of the pension fund’s Investment Office. He also helped establish CalPERS futures unit, ran the stock trading desk, and contributed to CalPERS corporate governance initiatives.