The plan is conducting the search after voting to consolidate three existing index portfolios into a Russell 3000 Index.

A Florida general employees retirement system will interview two credit managers to each handle potential $20 million commitments and will also bring in a diverse-owned fixed-income manager as part of its emerging manager program buildout.

Between 1.9 million and 3 million service members have served in post-9/11 war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, with the recent withdrawal from Afghanistan providing a stark reminder of the two decades of military presence following the Sept. 11 attacks.

The firm adds a managing director and senior consultant previously with Willis Towers Watson to the office, which was opened last year.

The retirement comes more than five years after AndCo’s acquisition of Thistle Asset Consulting.

Ash Williams will retire from the $252.8 billion fund at the end of September.