Jane Hamblen elected to the Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees

The Church Pension Fund (CPF), the sponsor and administrator of pension and other benefit plans for The Episcopal Church, announced the election of Jane Hamblen as a member of its Board of Trustees (CPF Board) effective immediately. She succeeds The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, PhD, who, consistent with board policy, stepped down from the CPF Board when a family member was recently hired as an employee of The Church Pension Fund.

“I am pleased to announce the election of Jane as a Trustee of the CPF Board,” Canon Anne Vickers, Chair of the CPF Board, said. “Her two decades of experience advising the Wisconsin state pension fund boards and the State of Wisconsin Investment Fund, combined with her corporate legal background, will bring a breadth of expertise in fiduciary oversight and investment strategy to the CPF Board. I also want to extend our sincere gratitude to Bishop Douglas for his dedicated service over the years.”

Mary Kate Wold, Chief Executive Officer and President of CPF, commented, “I am excited to welcome Jane to the CPF Board. Her background as a corporate lawyer and her deep commitment to retirement security for those who serve others will make her a valuable addition to the CPF Board. I want to thank Bishop Douglas for his invaluable contributions and commitment to CPG over the past several years. We will miss his wise counsel.”

Jane Hamblen

Jane brings more than 40 years of legal and governance experience to the CPF Board. After nearly two decades practicing corporate law in New York City with leading firms O’Melveny & Myers and Davis Polk & Wardwell, where she specialized in corporate finance and securities law, she transitioned to public service in Wisconsin.

For 20 years, she represented the Wisconsin public pension fund and its investment arm, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), ultimately serving as Chief Legal Counsel. In that role, she oversaw all legal and compliance matters for an agency managing more than $100 billion in public pension and trust funds, including $50 billion managed internally. She served on the Board of Directors of the Council of Institutional Investors, a national association advocating for the interests of pension funds and institutional investors. She also served as the Wisconsin Attorney General’s representative to the Wisconsin Insurance Security Fund.

Since retiring in 2015, Jane has held leadership roles in nonprofit organizations, including as a Vestry Member and Senior Warden at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison, Wisconsin, where she currently chairs the Development Fund Trust. She also serves on the boards of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Shorewood Hills Foundation, where she currently serves as President.

Jane earned her LLB from Cambridge University (Trinity College), her JD from the University of Texas School of Law, and her BA in English from Rice University.

About the Church Pension Group

The Church Pension Group (CPG) is a financial services organization that serves The Episcopal Church. It maintains three lines of business—benefits, property and casualty insurance, and publishing. CPG provides retirement, health, life insurance, and related benefits for clergy and lay employees of The Episcopal Church. CPG also offers property and casualty insurance as well as book and music publishing, including the official worship materials of the Church. Follow CPG on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. cpg.org.

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