CalSTRS Chief Operating Investment Officer Receives National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s 2016 Leadership in Business Award

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California State Teachers’ Retirement System announced today its Chief Operating Investment Officer Debra Smith, has been recognized as this year’s black woman in business leadership by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women’s Sacramento Chapter. The 2016 Leadership in Business Award recognizes the accomplishments of black women in the financial investment services industry. Its membership includes a diverse group of women including physicians, attorneys, educators, journalists, accountants, municipal court judges, entrepreneurs, university administrators, corporate managers and vice presidents, artists, media personalities, labor leaders, public relations specialists, consultants, and elected officials.