State Teachers Retirement Board Appointee Named

On Dec. 2, Treasurer of State Joseph T. Deters announced his appointment to the State Teachers Retirement Board. Joining the board will be Dr. Stephen A. Buser. Buser is a retired professor of finance from The Ohio State University, where he also served terms as chair of the Department of Finance (1994–2002) and as associate dean for the Fisher College of Business (1995–2001). He began his 27-year teaching career at the university in 1975 as an assistant professor of finance. Among his other duties at OSU, Dr. Buser developed a nationally acclaimed program in investment management in which OSU students now invest more than $20 million of the university’s endowment. He has had many articles published on topics such as investments, the stock market and the economy, and has also served on the editorial boards for various academic journals including the Journal of Finance. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University and his doctorate in economics from Boston College. He resides in Columbus, Ohio. His appointment extends through Dec. 2, 2008.

With this appointment, the Retirement Board now has the 11 members specified in Am. Sub. S.B. 133, which was passed by the Ohio Legislature earlier this year.

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