Board Members
Annie Chao
President; Elected by Active Members
Current Term: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2029
Annie Chao was elected to the Board of Administration by active LACERS Members in 2016 to complete the unexpired term ending June 30, 2018. She was again elected by the active LACERS Members in 2024 to complete a 5-year term ending June 30, 2029.
Ms. Chao is an Investment Officer for Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions, one of the City’s other pension plans. In her current role, she is the Head of Real Estate and has overseen public equities, bonds, commodities, hedge funds, and performance evaluation.
Janna Sidley
Vice President; Appointed by the Mayor
Current Term: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/29
Audit Committee; Governance Committee
Janna Sidley was reappointed to the Board by Mayor Karen Bass for the term ending June 30, 2029. She was originally appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti on July 1, 2022.
Recently retired, Janna Sidley was honored to serve as the first female general counsel for the Port of Los Angeles for over nine years. Ms. Sidley’s career with the City of Los Angeles began in 2003.
In addition to Ms. Sidley’s work with LA, she serves as a Commissioner of the California Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, appointed in 2016 by Governor Brown and reappointed by Governor Newsom.
Ms. Sidley was honored in 2020 as a member of Lawyers of Distinction and in 2019 received a Leader in the Law award from the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Ms. Sidley holds a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School and a Bachelor of Arts, Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Thuy T. Huynh
Commissioner; Appointed by the Mayor
Current Term: 08/05/2022 - 06/30/27
Investment Committee; Benefits Administration Committee
Thuy Huynh currently serves as a Senior Associate Director and Chief of Staff at UCLA where she has worked for over a decade to advance the university’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by implementing policies and programs to close educational equity gaps among underrepresented and low-income communities. Ms. Huynh is an advocate for inclusive admissions policies and the development of robust university and UC system-wide outreach and retention initiatives to increase the representation of first-generation college students. Ms. Huynh has also worked at the UC system-wide level to advocate for policy and fiscal priorities that support the system’s basic needs and food security services administered at its ten campuses. Ms. Huynh was a key advisor in UCLA’s adoption and implementation of the Diversity Requirement in the College of Letters and Science.
Tom Moutes
Commissioner; Elected by Retired Members
Current Term: 07/01/25 – 06/30/30
In 2025, Tom Moutes was elected to the Board of Administration by retired LACERS Members for a five-year term ending June 30, 2030.
Mr. Moutes began his City career as a Messenger Clerk while attending college. He worked for the Library Department, LAPD, the Personnel Department, the Department of Telecommunications, ITA, the City Clerk, and LACERS over his 33-year career. Mr. Moutes worked in high-level positions at LACERS for 16 years, including the last seven years of his career as the General Manager.
Mr. Moutes has served on the City’s Deferred Compensation Plan Board since 2011 and as the Board Chairperson since 2020.
Mr. Moutes holds a Bachelor of Science degree (summa cum laude) from California State University, Northridge (CSUN) in business management and a Master’s Degree in public administration, also from CSUN. He earned a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist designation from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Gaylord “Rusty” Roten
Commissioner; Appointed by the Mayor
Current Term: 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2030
Investment Committee
Gaylord “Rusty” Roten has been a member of IBEW Local 11 since 1980 and is currently retired. Mr. Roten has been elected to several union offices, culminating as President of the Local Union until his retirement. He serves on the IBEW Local 11 Pension Trust. Which serves over 12,000 members. Mr. Roten is also affiliated with the Los Angeles County Federation of labor and the L.A./O.C. Building Trades Council.
In the past, Mr. Roten was a delegate to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) for many years and served on the Executive Board for the SBWIB for three years. He has also been a pension (Labor side) trustee for 24 years. He also served on the C.O.C. (Citizens Oversight Committee) for the Centinela Valley School District for four years. He has most recently been a Commissioner for LACERS for the last two years.
Mr. Roten has been married for 37 years and has three adult children. He has lived in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles for 33 years. Mr. Roten’s education level includes some college and completion of a 4-year Journeyman Wireman Apprenticeship program. He has attended various training classes on labor law, union management, history, and bookkeeping, among others.
Sung Won Sohn
Commissioner; Appointed by the Mayor
Current Term: 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2026
Audit Committee, Chair; Benefits Administration Committee; Governance Committee
Sung Won Sohn was reappointed to the Board by Mayor Eric Garcetti for the term ending June 30, 2026. He was originally appointed by Mayor Garcetti on November 18, 2015.
Dr. Sohn is a Professor of Finance and Economics at Loyola-Marymount University. He is also president of SS Economics, an economic consulting firm focused on the U.S. economy, international trade in the pacific-rim and technology including AI. Dr. Sohn was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hanmi Financial Corporation, a commercial bank in Los Angeles, California. Before joining Hanmi in 2005, Dr. Sohn was an Executive Vice President and Chief Economist at Wells Fargo Banks. He was also Vice Chairman of the Board at a retailer Forever 21. Dr. Sohn also serves as a Commissioner for LACERS (Los Angeles City Employee Retirement System) which manages $25 billion in assets. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Western Alliance Bancorporation, and National Association of Corporate Directors PSW Emeritus. He is a trustee emeritus at Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Sohn is an internationally-known economist.