Sharmila Kassam

Sharmila Kassam is an Independent Trustee of Calamos Aksia Alternative Credit and Income Fund (CAPIX) and Greenbacker Energy (GREC II).  She served as a VP at Nasdaq heading up their Asset Owner Solutions. She holds a BBA in accounting with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from the University of Texas Law School. She is a licensed CPA and licensed to practice law in Texas. Kassam brings extensive experience in finance and capital markets. She was also formerly the deputy Chief Investment Officer at the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), a $30 billion public pension fund. Kassam serves as Advisory Board Member as an instructor for Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), and as Senior Fellow at Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets.