Since 1935, the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) has meant security and peace of mind to millions of Ohio’s retired public workers and their families. OPERS provides retirement, disability and survivor benefit programs for public employees throughout the state who are not covered by another state or local retirement system.

With unaudited defined benefit and health care investment assets of $94.1 billion as of Dec. 31, 2018, OPERS is the largest state pension fund in Ohio, and the 12th-largest public retirement system and 15th-largest retirement system in the U.S.

Our Vision: To be your trusted retirement partner delivering responsive, high-quality service.
Our Mission: To provide secure retirement benefits for our members.

OPERS' Core Values:

• Opportunity to make a difference
• Professionalism and integrity
• Exceptional teamwork
• Respected partnerships
• Service excellence