As Executive Director of the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority, Ryan Barrow is responsible for the overall management of some 260 employees and the numerous operations of the KPPA, which currently has over 421,000 members and more than $25 billion in assets. He represents the pensions authority on public policy matters, including issues before the Kentucky General Assembly, and serves as the KPPA liaison to Executive Branch agencies and the general public.
Most recently, Mr. Barrow was the Executive Director of the Office of Financial
Management (OFM) in the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet’s Office of
the Controller.
In his role at OFM, Mr. Barrow oversaw bond financing
for the Commonwealth, managing a multibillion-dollar debt portfolio and $13
billion to $14 billion in invested state cash. He has more than 20 years of
experience in finance, credit, investment, pensions, operations, and project
management with a range of organizations.