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Palisadian Appointed to State Teachers' Retirement Board

Thomas Unterman, 68, of Pacific Palisades, has been appointed to the California State Teachers’ Retirement Board. Unterman has been an adjunct faculty member at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law since 2011 and has held multiple positions at Rustic Canyon Partners since 1999, including founder and founding partner. He held multiple positions at the Times Mirror Company from 1992 to 1999, including executive vice president and chief financial officer. Unterman was partner at Morrison and Foerster from 1986 to 1992 and at Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP from 1969 to 1986. He has been a member of the ProPublica Board of Directors since 2010 and a Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art trustee since 1999. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Chicago Law School. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Unterman is a Democrat.


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