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Deals and People December 10, 2001
VRS Director Named Governor's Chief of Staff
December 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Virginia
Governor-elect Mark Warner on Monday named William Leighty,
director of the Virginia Retirement System (VRS), as his new
chief of staff.
Reported by Fred Schneyer
As VRS director, Leighty has been responsible for running the state’s pension fund, which is the 29th largest public or private fund in the United States. The VRS has 303,000 active and 102,000 retired members with assets of over $35 billion.
Prior to the VRS, Leighty served as:
- assistant director of the Governor’s Commission on Government Reform
- deputy commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles
- deputy secretary of transportation.