Living Our Mission

How We Succeed This Year and Beyond

Mission

To secure and deliver the benefits promised to our members.

Vision

To be recognized as a respected leader among public pension plans.

Our Value Proposition

  • Cost-Effective, Prudent Administration
  • Differentiation Through Service Delivery
  • Focus on Education & Value Creation

Goals

  • Assure the financial soundness of the System.
  • Achieve high levels of member and stakeholder satisfaction.
  • Be a great place to work with an emphasis on learning, growth, diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • Develop and sustain efficient, high-quality processes, tools and technology.
  • Protect SURS assets through sound risk-management and ethical practices.

Strategies

  • Secure the annual required contribution, manage expenses, produce risk-adjusted investment returns that exceed our benchmarks and provide effective oversight of defined contribution plans.
  • Deliver accurate, timely, cost-effective and empathetic service by meeting or exceeding our service standards.
  • Recruit and retain quality talent, develop leaders, and commit to being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization.
  • Enhance communication, workflow processing, systems sustainability and record keeping.
  • Strengthen SURS internal controls and risk-management programs, and contine our ethics training and compliance efforts.

The SURS Way

Values

Honest
Ethical
Professional
Trustworthy

Service

Accountable
Efficient
Accurate
Timely
Empathetic

Relationships

Caring
Collaborative
Supportive
Inclusive