The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on December 9 appointed Cyril Shah as a trustee to the SCERS Board of Retirement.

Mr. Shah is the president of Shah Wealth Management and a financial advisor for the global financial services firm Raymond James. His career includes positions at Smith Barney and Wachovia Securities before he founded The Shah Group in 2001 (rebranded as Shah Wealth Management in 2016).

Mr. Shah has held numerous volunteer positions in the local community, including chair of the PBS KVIE Board of Directors, elected trustee of the American River Flood Control District, chair of the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission, and as a Sacramento Arts Commissioner. He graduated from University of California, Berkeley.

Mr. Shah’s three-year term on the SCERS Board begins January 1, 2026. His appointment replaces long-time trustee James Diepenbrock whose term ends on December 31, 2025.