Mr. Rice has been a Portfolio Manager in the CalSTRS Corporate Governance Department for nearly 12 years. His main areas of focus are integrating sustainability considerations into investment decision-making, CalSTRS’ corporate governance efforts in Asia and managing the CalSTRS activist investment portfolio. Mr. Rice’s sustainability-related duties include analyzing potential risks to the CalSTRS portfolio, identifying appropriate portfolio investments, and developing and implementing engagement strategies. Mr. Rice is also the staff lead for the CalSTRS Green Initiative Task Force. Mr. Rice received an MBA from the U.C. Davis and a bachelor’s degree in Economics-Business from U.C.L.A.