SERS’ CIO Receives Strategy Award
At its 12th Annual Ohio Institutional Forum, Markets Group presented SERS’ Chief Investment Officer Farouki Majeed with the 2026 Strategy Award, a recognition given to top investment professionals who achieve excellence in investment strategy.
The global organization noted that SERS’ CIO was peer nominated for his “uncanny ability to see around corners.” They also commented that Majeed has guided the Fund to a 10-year return which has placed SERS in the top 2% of public plans and second in the country for private equity returns.
Listen to Majeed’s conversation with Markets Group Editor-in-Chief Christine Giordano where he explains his forward-looking investment approach and outlines the reasoning behind SERS’ focus on income-generating strategies.

Photo Courtesy of Christine Giordano/Markets Group