Tina M. Leiss

Ms. Tina M.
Leiss is an Executive Officer at Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada.
She joined in September 2013.
She is responsible for all aspects of fund management including analysis of plan funding, investment oversight, operational and strategic planning, and fiduciary and governance issues.
In her capacity as the Executive Officer, she provides information and analysis to the Nevada Legislature in consideration of pension policy issues affecting state and local government.
Prior to her appointment to Executive Officer, she was the Operations Officer of NVPERS since 2004 where she would oversee all aspects of benefit administration, including survivor, disability, and retirement benefit programs.
She was also responsible for oversight of the information technology, accounting, member and retiree services, and employer and production services divisions of the System.
Cost effectiveness measurement for all activities of the System and policy issues related to the public safety sector of public employment were at the forefront of her responsibilities as well.
Ms. Leiss was a Senior Deputy Attorney General with the Nevada Office of the Attorney General.
In that capacity, she served as the System's legal counsel, representing the System in a variety of aspects from benefits litigation, contracts analysis, to Board governance.
She also served as legal counsel for a number of state agencies including the Office of the Military, Commission on Tourism, Commission on Economic Development, and various professional licensing boards.
Prior to her employment with the Office of the Attorney General, she was in private practice for seven years, representing clients in many areas of law including civil litigation, bankruptcy, and insurance issues.
She received her juris doctor from Willamette University College of Law and her B.A.
from Oregon State University.