CERN Pension Fund Governing Board External Professional Expert

• Contract

Background

The CERN Pension Fund is the pension fund of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The purpose of the Fund is to provide pension and disability benefits to over 7,000 members and beneficiaries employed at CERN and at the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Operating as a funded defined benefit scheme, the CERN Pension Fund's assets currently exceed CHF 4.6 billion.

The Fund is an integral part of CERN but with operational autonomy. The governance of the fund is entrusted to the Pension Fund Governing Board (PFGB), which is assisted by an Actuarial & Technical Committee (ATC) and an Investment Committee (IC).

Further details and information regarding the organisation of the Fund (including its governance structure, investment principles, benefits structure, etc) can be found on the Fund’s website.

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