John DrakeSenior Portfolio Manager – Private Equity at State of Wisconsin Investment BoardSpeaker
Profile
John has been with the State of Wisconsin Investment Board since April of 2007. He is involved in the origination, due diligence, and monitoring of private equity opportunities, including primaries, secondaries, and co-investments. The private equity portfolio at SWIB has a net asset value of approximately $21 billion as of June 30, 2023. Prior to arriving at SWIB, John was an investment analyst at the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois where he focused on private equity investments. Prior to Illinois TRS, John was a credit analyst at a regional bank. John holds an undergraduate degree in finance and a Master’s in Business Administration with a finance concentration from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He is a CFA Charterholder and a Registered Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois, and is a member of the CFA Society of Madison.