Ex-pension CIO joins Blackstone/GSO board of trustees

Blackstone/GSO Secured Lending Fund (BGSL) announced that Vicki L. Fuller, former New York State Common Retirement Fund chief investment officer and AllianceBernstein executive, is a trustee of the company's board as of August 26. Vicki L. Fuller BGSL is a business development company that focuses on making originated senior secured, floating rate loans to private U.S. companies, specifically small and middle market companies. The company is managed by GSO Management, which is a subsidiary of Blackstone’s GSO Capital Partners. “I’m excited to join the Blackstone team and help guide BGSL’s direct lending efforts,” said Fuller in a statement.She currently serves on the board of directors for The Williams Companies and Fidelity Investments’ $2 trillion Equity & High Income Funds. She also serves on the Roosevelt University’s board of trustees and previously served on KeySpan’s board. Fuller retired in 2019 as CIO at the $216 billion state pension system after being responsible for building and executing investment strategies to ensure the fund continued to deliver superior returns for more than one million employees and retirees. Prior to NY State Common, she had a full 27-year career at Alliance Bernstein, serving as a senior member of the institutional team responsible for business development, sales and client service to the large public pension plan market. “We’re thrilled to welcome a world-class leader like Vicki to our board, said Brad Marshall, chief executive officer of the Blackstone/GSO Secured Lending Fund. “Her nearly 30-year career at AllianceBernstein and success as CIO of NYS Common have provided her with a wealth of experience and a diversity of perspectives which will inform our strategies and mission.” GSO is part of Blackstone’s credit platform and has $138 billion of assets under management.

Ex-pension CIO joins Blackstone/GSO board of trustees

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