For Immediate Release: November 5, 2025
Contact: Rick Fabrizio, Director of Communications & Legislative Affairs, (603) 410-3594; public_relations@nhrs.org
CONCORD, NH — Christopher MacBean of Hollis was recently appointed to the New Hampshire Retirement System’s Independent Investment Committee (IIC) as a public member.
MacBean was nominated by Gov. Kelly Ayotte and subsequently confirmed by the Executive Council in late October. MacBean fills a vacancy on the IIC and his term runs through June 2026.
MacBean is a Partner at Harbor Group and serves as the firm’s Chief Planning Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. MacBean, a Certified Financial Planner, oversees all financial planning activities and some aspects of Harbor Group’s operations.
Before joining Harbor Group in 2014, MacBean worked at some of the nation’s top financial planning firms including Colman Knight Advisory Group, LLC in Carlisle, Massachusetts; Ballentine Partners, LLC in Waltham, Massachusetts; and Accredited Investors, Inc. in Edina, Minnesota. In these roles, MacBean was responsible for improving organizational effectiveness and implementing strategies to increase workplace efficiency. He also co-developed a leading-edge sustainable withdrawal model that allowed clients to maximize their retirement and legacy goals.
In addition to his professional accomplishments, MacBean has served as Trustee of the Trust Funds for the Town of Hollis and as a board member of the Hollis Montessori School, demonstrating a dedication to community service and fiduciary responsibility.
MacBean received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Bentley University, and a Master of Science in Financial Planning with distinction from the McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University.
The IIC manages investments based on the investment policy and asset allocation approved by the NHRS Board of Trustees. The Committee continuously monitors and evaluates performance and makes determinations regarding the hiring and retention of fund managers.
The IIC was established under RSA 100-A:14-b, on January 1, 2009. As originally constituted, the Committee consisted of three public members and up to two representatives of the Board of Trustees; legislation enacted in 2019 added an active NHRS member to the IIC as a non-voting committee member. Public members and the active NHRS member are nominated by the Governor and must be approved by the Executive Council. Trustee members are appointed by the chairperson of the Board of Trustees. By law, all IIC members must have “substantial experience in the field of institutional investment or finance.”
For more information, visit: https://www.nhrs.org/funding-and-investments/independent-investment-committee
About NHRS
NHRS provides retirement, disability, and death benefits to its eligible members and their beneficiaries. The State of New Hampshire and more than 460 local government employers participate in NHRS for their employees, teachers, firefighters, and police officers. NHRS has more than 48,500 active members and 43,500 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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