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DGA-Producer Pension & Health Plans
Anouk van der Boor became CIO in 2024 of the DGA-Producer Plans, an LA-based Taft-Hartley pension fund covering Hollywood's directors and crews.
DGA-Producer Pension & Health Plans
Established in 1960 through collective bargaining between the Directors Guild of America and producer associations, the Plans provide retirement and healthcare security for DGA members working in film, television and media. The entity operates as a Taft-Hartley multi-employer plan, meaning its assets are jointly trusted by labor and management trustees. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Association of Independent Commercial Producers sit across the table from the DGA, a 1936-founded labor organization whose president Lesli Linka Glatter serves as a trustee. Investment strategy spans real estate, private credit, venture capital and secondaries. Real estate is a meaningful sleeve, with holdings that include the Directors Guild of America Theater Complex at 110 West 57th Street in New York and its own headquarters at 5055 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. The Plans also allocate to mixed-use portfolios managed by PNC Realty Investors and CenterSquare Investment Management. On the liquid-credit side, the program reaches into CLOs, distressed debt and direct secondaries, while the venture book covers seed through growth-stage companies. Lisa Read serves as CEO of the administrative office, while van der Boor joined in 2024 to run investments, succeeding interim and prior CIOs including Edgar Smith and Mack Clapp. The Plans maintain a Supplemental Pension Plan portfolio alongside the main fund. The board includes Jay D. Roth, Plans Chair and DGA senior advisor. Outside the actuarial pool, the linked Directors Guild Foundation operates as a separate philanthropic vehicle. A Taft-Hartley multi-employer structure makes these Plans structurally different from a corporate or public pension fund. Benefit obligations are collectively bargained, and employer contributions flow from hundreds of signatory production companies — not a single corporate sponsor — making the asset pool a shared balance sheet for an entire industry's creative workforce.
General information
Firm type
Pension Fund
Year founded
1960
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Los Angeles
Corporate office
5055 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 600, Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States
Principals
Anouk van der Boor
Chief Investment Officer
Lisa Read
Chief Executive Officer
Jay D. Roth
Plans Chair
Lesli Linka Glatter
DGA President and Trustee
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at DGA-Producer Pension & Health Plans?
Anouk van der Boor was appointed Chief Investment Officer in 2024 and leads the investment program. She oversees asset allocation and manager selection across public and private markets. The Plans are governed by a board of trustees that includes both labor and management representatives, with Jay D. Roth serving as Plans Chair.
How does the DGA-Producer Plans' structure affect its investment mandate?
It is a Taft-Hartley multi-employer plan, jointly trusted by the Directors Guild of America and employer associations like the AMPTP. This shared governance means the pool serves an entire industry's workforce rather than a single sponsor, requiring an actuarial, benefit-focused investment strategy. Contributions come from hundreds of production-signatory employers across film, television and commercials.
What investment stages does the Plans target in its venture portfolio?
The venture sleeve spans early-stage, seed and startup rounds through expansion and late-stage companies, as well as fund-of-funds commitments. It also participates in general venture opportunities without narrowly restricting check size or geography. This broad stage coverage sits alongside buyout, distressed debt and CLO allocations.
Does the Plans maintain separate philanthropic structures?
Yes, the linked Directors Guild Foundation operates as an independent charitable entity. It is separate from the actuarial pension and health plan assets, which remain entirely dedicated to funding retirement and healthcare benefits for DGA members.
How is the Plans related to the Directors Guild of America?
The Plans were established in 1960 through collective bargaining by the DGA, the labor union representing directors and directional team members founded in 1936. DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter serves as a trustee, and the union appoints labor-side trustees alongside management-side trustees named by producer associations.
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