Welcome to LACERA, the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. We have the duty and authority to administer defined retirement plan benefits for the employees of Los Angeles County and participating agencies.

It is our mission to produce, protect, and provide these promised benefits to our members and their beneficiaries. In the course of fulfilling that mission, we provide excellent customer service to over 158,000 members, including more than 52,000 benefit recipients.

At LACERA, we achieve. We go beyond what's required and aspire to be a world-class organization. We create and put into practice goals to strengthen our customer service efforts, stay current with the latest technology and best business practices, and work diligently to improve our accuracy and efficiency. Our vision for the future includes a prudent, diversified, and forward-thinking investment strategy positioned to weather rough economic storms. We innovate. We challenge our ideas. We achieve.

To learn more about the boards, management, organizational structure, and corporate philosophy of LACERA, we invite you to explore the other web pages in About LACERA. (12-24-08)