State Universities Retirement System
Mark Rowe is an experienced senior project manager currently with the State Universities Retirement System since October 2019. Prior roles include project manager at Hendrick House, where responsibilities involved managing technology and leading company-wide projects, and director of information technology at the National Council of Teachers of English, overseeing IT infrastructure and budget management. Mark also held significant positions at One-to-One Service.com, Magnatech Consulting, Wordlink, EY, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, showcasing a strong background in technology operations, systems integration, and project leadership. Mark earned an MBA specializing in entrepreneurship from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
State Universities Retirement System
SURS serves 61 employers in Illinois including state universities, community colleges, and state agencies. It employs approximately 157 people in offices in Champaign and Naperville and provides benefit services to over 240,000 members throughout the world.