About the South Carolina Retirement Systems
The mission of the South Carolina Retirement Systems is to administer a comprehensive program of retirement benefits responsive to the needs of South Carolina’s public workforce and to perform fiduciary duties as stewards of the contributions and disbursements of the pension trust funds.
The Retirement Systems’ vision is to empower our employees to provide comprehensive service in a professional manner for our members, employers and retirees through the timely and accurate processing of payments, claims, inquiries, and other account information using effective and appropriate, leading-edge technology.
Our Director: Peggy G. Boykin
Peggy G. Boykin is the director of the Retirement Division of the State Budget and Control Board. She was appointed to this position effective March 1, 2002. Prior to her appointment as division director, Boykin was assistant director and executive manager for Benefits Payroll at the South Carolina Retirement Systems.
A native of Wagener, South Carolina, Boykin earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the College of Charleston in 1981. She earned her certified public accountant (CPA) accreditation in 1985. Boykin previously worked in private practice as a CPA and was a partner in the firm of Ham, Wood & Company, P.A., in Mullins, South Carolina.
Boykin is a graduate of the Budget and Control Board’s Executive Institute and the Governor’s Center at Duke University. She received her certified retirement administrator designation in 1999. Boykin is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the South Carolina Association of Public Accountants, the Government Finance Officers Association, the South Carolina Government Finance Officers Association, the National Council on Teacher Retirement, the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, and the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators.
The Retirement Division of the State Budget and Control Board is responsible for the management and administration of the six retirement plans that comprise the South Carolina Retirement Systems and the fiduciary stewardship of the Systems’ trust funds.
Our Departments
Advisory Board