Allyson Tucker

Washington State Investment Board

Senior Investment Officer

Allyson is the Senior Investment Officer of Risk Management and Asset Allocation at the Washington State Investment Board (WSIB). The WSIB is one of the nation's largest institutional investors, currently managing over $120 billion on behalf of 35 separate funds, comprised of defined benefit and defined contribution retirement funds, deferred compensation funds, insurance funds, permanent, and other trust funds. Allyson has 20 years of investment management experience including 5+ years on the sell side, 5+ years with a premier buy side organization, and 9 years with a leading public pension fund. Prior to joining the WSIB, Allyson worked as an Investment Specialist for what is now known as BMGI, the investment manager for the William H. Gates III Family Office and for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. Allyson graduated Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Washington with a BA in Accounting. Allyson earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2001 and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation in 2017. Allyson currently serves on the Investment Committee for the Seattle Foundation, the oldest and largest community foundation in the region, with assets over $800 million.