David Veal is chief investment officer of the City of Austin Employees’ Retirement System, a $3.2 billion municipal defined benefit pension plan. He has also held senior positions at both the Texas Teachers and Texas Employees Retirement Systems, worked for Morgan Stanley as an equity research analyst, and served as a US Navy officer. He holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and an engineering degree from Auburn University
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