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    PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PSERS)

    About PSERS' Executive Director

    Uri Monson

    Uri Monson was appointed Executive Director of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) in December 2025. In this role, he provides leadership and strategic direction for the system and oversees the agency operations, investment program, and service to more than 500,000 members.

    Before joining PSERS, Monson served as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Budget, where he led the Commonwealth’s finances with a focus on long-term fiscal responsibility and strategic growth. Under Monson’s leadership, Pennsylvania released its first debt management policy, providing clear guidance on debt authorizations and repayment, and completed bond refinancing that will save taxpayers $193 million by 2035. During his tenure, the Commonwealth received its highest credit ratings in more than a decade, with Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P all affirming Pennsylvania’s positive outlook.

    His previous experience spans nearly 30 years in senior roles across federal, state, and local government, including Deputy Superintendent of Operations and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the School District of Philadelphia, during which time the District improved its fiscal outlook to allow for a return to local control and achieved an investment level credit rating for the first time since 1977. Prior to joining the School District, Monson served as the CFO of Montgomery County, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, and Assistant Budget Director for the City of Philadelphia. Monson also held multiple roles with the U.S. Department of Education and worked in the Office of the Vice President of the United States with the Reinventing Government initiative.

    Monson earned a master’s degree in Public Policy from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Columbia University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Midrash from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

    Monson is an active member of his synagogue, served as Vice President and Treasurer of Camp Ramah in the Poconos, and is a former President of the Philadelphia Committee on City Policy. He was named as a person to watch in Philadelphia Magazine’s 2009 “Best of Philly” Issue and cited as the top “Wonk” in the City. Monson currently resides in Wynnewood, PA with his wife and three children.