Valerie Mertz
InvestorChief Financial Officer at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Juneau, Alaska, United States
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About
Valerie Mertz is the Chief Financial Officer at APFC, where she oversees portfolio and corporate accounting, financial and performance reporting, custodial relationships, and administrative operations. She first joined APFC in 1993, later ran her own accounting consultancy, and returned as CFO in 2012. She earned a Bachelor of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with an Economics minor from New Mexico State University, and has been a licensed CPA in Alaska since 1995.
Experience
- Alaska Permanent Fund CorporationChief Financial Officercurrent2012 — presentJuneau, Alaska
- Bottom Line Accounting ServicesOwner2000 — 2013Juneau, Alaska
- Juneau Alliance for Mental HealthAccountant2002 — 2005Juneau, Alaska
- Alaska Permanent Fund CorporationPortfolio Accountant - Controller1993 — 2002Juneau, Alaska
Colleagues at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Alex Smith
Investment Operations Manager at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Allen Waldrop
Deputy Chief Investment Officer (CIO) - Private Markets at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Andre Periovi
Summer 2025 Investments Intern at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Chris LaVallee
Senior Portfolio Accountant II at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Chris Poag
General Counsel at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Deven Mitchell
Executive Director & CEO at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Eric Ritchie
Senior Portfolio Manager — Real Estate at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Ethan Schutt
Chair of the Governance Committee, Board of Trustees at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Valerie Mertz?
- Valerie Mertz is the Chief Financial Officer at APFC, where she oversees portfolio and corporate accounting, financial and performance reporting, custodial relationships, and administrative operations. She first joined APFC in 1993, later ran her own accounting consultancy, and returned as CFO in 2012. She earned a Bachelor of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with an Economics minor from New Mexico State University, and has been a licensed CPA in Alaska since 1995.
- Where does Valerie Mertz work?
- Valerie Mertz is Chief Financial Officer at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.
Shared employers
Also worked at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation9
David FallaceManaging Partner at Cure VenturesDeven MitchellExecutive Director & CEO at Alaska Permanent Fund CorporationMarcus FramptonChief Investment Officer at Alaska Permanent Fund CorporationSebastian VadakumcherryChief Risk & Compliance Officer at Alaska Permanent Fund CorporationFawad RazzaqueDirector of Investments — Public Equities at Alaska Permanent Fund CorporationRoss AlexanderSenior Portfolio Manager — Private Income at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
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