Church Pension Group | I&I Investment Team

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Replay the September 24, 2022 event (viewing time 59:08)

A Conversation with The Church Pension Fund Investment Team

The Church Pension Fund’s (CPF) Investment Team is focused on ensuring that CPF is able to meet its financial obligations to those who serve The Episcopal Church.

If you have ever wanted to learn more about those who manage CPF’s diversified investment portfolio watch this in-depth conversation with members of CPF’s Investment Team.

We discuss their backgrounds and responsibilities, their long-term investment strategies, and how they approach their work. You will learn how their depth of knowledge—from private equity and hedge funds to real estate and socially responsible investing—has benefited CPF over the years and about their commitment to ensuring those who serve the Church have the highest possible level of financial security in retirement.

Opening Prayer

The Reverend Clayton D. Crawley
Chief Church Relations Officer
Church Pension Group

Welcoming Remarks

Mary Kate Wold 
CEO and President
Church Pension Group

Panel Conversation

Jackson Campbell
Investment Analyst

Brian Jandrucko
Managing Director,
Global Public Equity and Hedge Funds

Constanta Lungu
Investment Associate

Christopher Rowe, CFA® 
Managing Director
Socially Responsible Investing

June Yearwood
Managing Director
Head of Private Specialty Strategies

Opening Prayer

The Rev. Clayton Crawley
Chief Church Relations Officer
Church Pension Group

The Reverend Clayton Crawley is Executive Vice President and Chief Church Relations Officer of CPG. He is responsible for strengthening CPG’s ties with the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, the General Convention, and other groups and stakeholders around The Episcopal Church. He joined CPG in 1999.

Previously, Fr. Crawley led CPG’s technology program and served as Chief Information Officer. Prior to this, he was the Associate Rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, California. He has more than 25 years of ordained ministry experience and currently serves as a non-stipendiary priest at St. Bartholomew’s Parish and Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City. 

He holds an MDiv from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific.

Welcoming Remarks and Moderator

Mary Kate Wold
Chief Executive Officer and President
Church Pension Group

Mary Kate Wold serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Church Pension Group (CPG), a $17 billion financial services enterprise that provides retirement, health, life insurance, property and casualty insurance, and other products and services to The Episcopal Church. She also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of The Church Pension Fund, CPG’s governing body.

She has served in a variety of leadership positions in the corporate, legal, and government sectors. Prior to joining CPG, she was a senior finance executive and principal corporate officer of Wyeth, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Before embarking on her corporate career, she was a partner and chaired the tax practice group of Shearman & Sterling, a leading global law firm. Earlier in her career, she served in the Office of Tax Policy of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Her board participation has included both not-for-profit and for-profit organizations. She sits on the board of the Church Benefits Association, a national association of faith-based benefits organizations, and on the steering committee of the Church Alliance, a benefits policy and advocacy group. From 2016 until 2023 she served on the vestry of Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City and on its investment committee, which oversees the institution’s multi-billion-dollar real estate and securities portfolio. She also sits on the boards of Nucleus RadioPharma, The Jackson Laboratory, and Burke Neurological Institute. Her professional affiliations include membership in the Women’s Forum of New York and Women Corporate Directors.

Mary Kate spent her childhood in Bottineau, North Dakota, a small rural community on the Canadian border. She graduated from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, summa cum laude with a BA in English and Theater and was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She later graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School. She holds an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University.

Panelists

Jackson Campbell
Investment Analyst
The Church Pension Fund

Jackson Campbell serves as an Investment Analyst for The Church Pension Fund (CPF). He is responsible for assisting in the evaluation and monitoring of investments across the CPF portfolio, with a focus on impact investments.  He joined CPF in 2021.

Prior to joining CPF, Jackson held various roles with foundations, non-profits, and research organizations with a focus on impact investing and sustainability.

Jackson earned a BA in Economics and Environmental Sustainability from the University of the South.


Brian Jandrucko
Managing Director
Global Public Equity and Hedge Funds
The Church Pension Fund

Brian Jandrucko serves as Managing Director of The Church Pension Fund (CPF). He is responsible for managing the global public equity and hedge fund portfolio for CPF. He joined CPF in 2009.

Prior to CPF, Brian served as a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Manchester Capital. Before this, he served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. 

Brian received a BA in Philosophy and Communications from Fordham University and an MBA from The Stern School of Business at New York University. He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.


Constanta Lungu
Investment Associate
The Church Pension Fund

Constanta Lungu serves as an Investment Associate for The Church Pension Fund (CPF). She is responsible for assisting in the evaluation and monitoring of investments in the CPF private equity portfolio.  She joined CPF in 2020.

Prior to joining CPF, Constanta was an analyst on the student managed fund at Tulane University and won a national research competition for a company valuation project.  She was also a concert violinist in several orchestras.

Constanta earned a BA in Music from Southeastern Louisiana University, an MBA from Southeastern Louisiana University, and a Masters in Finance from Tulane University.


Christopher Rowe, CFA
Managing Director, Investments
Church Pension Group


Christopher Rowe is a Managing Director of CPG. He is responsible for leading CPG’s socially responsible investment engagement strategy and outreach initiatives. He works to build relationships with companies in which CPG invests, peer organizations, The Episcopal Church, and other stakeholders with similar values. Additionally, he works on behalf of the Chief Investment Officer to oversee various aspects of administration for the Investments Department, including communications and compliance.

Prior to CPG, Christopher was Chief of Staff to the CEO of PGIM, Prudential Financial’s asset management business, where he was responsible for wide-ranging activities including business administration, external relations, and sustainability. Earlier in his career, he worked directly with institutions and faith-based investors on strategies for integrating values with investments.

He received a BA in Economics from Haverford College and an MBA in Finance from New York University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.


June Yearwood
Managing Director, Head of Private Specialty Strategies
The Church Pension Fund

June Yearwood serves as Managing Director of CPF. In addition to leading Private Specialty Strategies, she also focuses on private equity and real estate investments. She joined CPF in 2006.

Prior to CPF, she served as Vice President, Finance and Administration of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Before this, she served as Investment Director for the Foundation.

June received a BA in History from Yale University and an MBA from The Stanford Graduate School of Business.