He will join the firm later this year from Cantor Fitzgerald, where he served as a senior managing director and the global head of fixed-income.
Jose Minaya, who left Nuveen last month, will join the firm and succeed Hanneke Smits.
Lee Equity Partners Fund IV, together with its related funds, was oversubscribed and achieved its hard cap with $1.3 billion in total capital commitments.
The private equity fund acquired two companies prior to its final close.
The plan is seeking firms that offer North American-focused fund-of-funds.
The plan is looking to invest 2% of its assets with an emerging markets small-cap equity manager.
RBC Global Asset Management made two senior promotions within its U.S. business, among other appointments.
The plan decided to stick with its incumbent after launching a search earlier this year.
The former director of investments for another Illinois pension plan takes on a new role.
The authority selected three firms to provide record keeping services for its two plans.