Justin Scripps

Justin W. Scripps was named managing investment director for the CalPERS Global Fixed Income group in July 2026.

He heads the active management of fixed income assets, overseeing a broad range of assets including investment-grade and high-yield corporate securities, foreign sovereign debt, securitized products, and U.S. Treasuries.

Justin joined CalPERS in 2008 as a research analyst and trader on the structured securities team in global fixed income. He began actively managing securitized debt portfolios in 2011 and became head of the structured securities team in 2018.

Before his promotion, Justin held the role of investment director in private debt beginning in 2025, where he managed investments in asset-based finance, direct lending, and specialty lending.

Justin earned a bachelor's degree in economics with a secondary major in international relations from Stanford University, and a Master of Business Administration with a focus in finance and accounting from the University of California, Davis. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.