The only comprehensive Governance eLearning Resource specifically for public pension trustees and executives

Created by experts who understand the unique issues faced by public retirement plans

The Need

Coping with trustee turnover, steep learning curves, and highly complex issues in a rapidly changing environment?

Good governance practices and knowledgeable board members improve system performance and reduce risk. Board Smart can help.

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Board Smart Overview

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The Board Smart Solution

Delivering what every public pension trustee and executive needs to know and ask about Governance.

  • Get trustees up to speed and collaborating with each other and executives quickly, effectively and efficiently

  • An online learning system tailored to each pension system and your individual needs and learning style

  • A robust curriculum conceived by highly qualified, nationally recognized subject matter experts with deep knowledge and a range of expertise

  • A learning system, with a series of short expert Talks, repository of resources, and peer benchmarking, designed to engage you in a continuing dialogue about key governance issues facing public retirement systems in general and your system specifically

Here’s what trustees and executives are saying about Board Smart:

“Board Smart talks are a great way to break down the various components of what trustees need to know to appropriately govern their plans.  Having access to online materials which you can work through when you have time, provides the necessary flexibility and adaptability during busy times. Completing the assessments at the end of each talk also provides a means of benchmarking where your system is at and what steps it can take to improve overall governance practices.”

- Kevin Olineck, Director of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System

“Board Smart is a great eLearning tool for public pension trustees. The talks are very well designed and executed in both the content and delivery. The length of each talk is user friendly and easy to fit in my schedule.  I was able to apply the expert information on my trustee work right away.”

~ Yuejiao Liu, Chair of Audit and Risk Committee, City of Austin Employee Retirement System

“Very helpful for staff to understand the fundamentals of Board responsibilities.”

“Amazed by what’s been developed. Excited.”

“No end to the issues the Board has to deal with. A lot of room to give Board members opportunities to learn the fundamentals.”

“This is clearly a ‘game-changer’ for board education and development. This will prove invaluable for the retirement savings community. Better boards mean better plans.”

“Extraordinarily well thought out. Really interesting.”