Mark Whelan

Mark Whelan is the Chief Financial Officer for the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Kentucky (TRS) and has served in this capacity since January 2004. He manages the accounting department for the retirement plan. He also serves on the team that has constructed the Pathway online member self-service portal. Mr. Whelan was TRS’s deputy controller from November 2001 through 2003. Prior to TRS, he worked seven years at accounting firms specializing in audits of local governments. Mr. Whelan graduated in 1994 from the University of Kentucky with a bachelor of science in accounting and received his designation as a Certified Public Accountant in 1997. Mr. Whelan currently serves on the board of the Public Pension Financial Forum (P2F2). He also serves on the Government Finance Officers Association’s Special Review Executive Committee and the Education Advisory Council and previously served two terms on it’s Committee on Retirement and Benefits Administration (GFOA CORBA). Mr. Whelan also is a member of the AICPA and Kentucky Society of CPAs.