Meet the Director of DRS

Steven R. Hill

Governor Christine Gregoire appointed Steve Hill as director of the Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) in February 2009. He also serves as a member of the Washington State Investment Board, the Pension Funding Council and the Select Committee on Pension Policy.

From May 2005 to May 2010, Hill served as the administrator of the Washington State Health Care Authority, which oversees health care plans for public employees as well as health care purchasing for low-income state residents. He continues to support state initiatives in health care as a member of the Governor's Health Cabinet and as chair of the Board of the Puget Sound Health Alliance.

In 2003 Hill retired as senior vice president of human resources for the Weyerhaeuser Company after a 32 year career. He is a member of the first class of the American Leadership Forum Chapter for Tacoma-Pierce County and on the board of directors for Consumers Union and the Washington Public Affairs Network. In 1978 he was appointed a White House Fellow and served as a staff assistant in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy. He served as a Regent of Washington State University from 2001 to 2005.

Hill received a Bachelor of Science degree in forest management from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969 and an MBA degree from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1971.