Lauren Gellhaus is the Head of ESG at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas in Austin, Texas. TRS is a $200+ billion pension system serving 1.7 million active and retired educators and their families. Ms. Gellhaus oversees ESG for the Trust, across public and private markets. Ms. Gellhaus also serves as an Ambassador within TRS and is an active member of the Proxy Committee. Ms. Gellhaus joined TRS in 2017 in Operations where she oversaw cash management and external cash and securities transitions. In 2018, Ms. Gellhaus joined the External Public Markets team. In this role, she maintained coverage of hedge fund and long-oriented mandates across several geographies and strategy types. Prior to joining TRS, Ms. Gellhaus was Head of Operations for Fulcrum Capital Holdings, an Austin-based distressed assets trade desk. In her spare time, Ms. Gellhaus is a member of the Junior League of Austin and volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate. Ms. Gellhaus received her B.B.A. in Corporate Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and is a CAIA Charterholder.