For Immediate Release: March 20, 2025
Contact: public_relations@nhrs.org
CONCORD, NH – Steve Saltzman was recently appointed to the New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS, the retirement system) Board of Trustees as a public member.
He has worked for the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund as President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2021 and he is an 18-year veteran of the Community Development Financial Institution industry.
In 2024, Saltzman was appointed to the national CDFI Coalition board. He also serves on the Center for Impact Advisory Board at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy and on the board of the Foundation for Healthy Communities and the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits’ Policy Committee.
New Hampshire Business Review named Saltzman as one of the “New Hampshire 200,” the state’s most influential business leaders in 2025, and Business NH Magazine named him one of the state’s 40 most influential leaders in 2024.
NHRS is administered by a 13-member Board of Trustees that includes one employee member, one teacher member, one firefighter member, one police officer member, four employer representatives (one each representing the state, counties, schools, and municipalities), four public members, and the State Treasurer. All trustees – with the exception of the State Treasurer, who serves ex officio – are nominated by the Governor for three-year terms and must be confirmed by a vote of the Executive Council.
All Trustees must have familiarity with or experience in finance or business management. A full list of Trustees is available at: https://www.nhrs.org/about-nhrs/board-of-trustees
About NHRS
NHRS provides retirement, disability, and death benefits to its eligible members and their beneficiaries. The State of New Hampshire and nearly 470 local government employers participate in NHRS for their employees, teachers, firefighters, and police officers. NHRS has approximately 48,900 active members and 45,000 benefit recipients. NHRS administers a defined benefit plan qualified as a tax-exempt entity under sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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