John C. Lane

John joined Ohio State in October of 2014 as the chief investment officer and is responsible for the investment management of the $5.2 billion Long Term Investment Pool. 

Prior to joining Ohio State, John was the chief investment officer of the $90 billion Ohio Public Employee Retirement System since January 2010.  From 2002 to 2009, he was the director of investments, worldwide, at the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, NY.  Previous to Kodak, John was the chief investment officer of the $55 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System based in Harrisburg, Penn., beginning in 1989.

John earned his bachelor's degree and master's of business administration from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Penn.