Trustees of the Retirement Board

R. Michael Kraus, President
Insurance Executive
East Aurora, NY

Mr. Kraus was elected to the NYSTRS Board by the New York State Board of Regents on the recommendation of the New York State School Boards Association. He was elected president of the NYSTRS Board by his fellow trustees in 2009. He chairs the Executive and Board Governance committees and serves on the Disability Review, Finance and Proxy committees.

A veteran of the insurance and employment benefit fields, Mr. Kraus serves as president of the insurance firm R.M. Kraus & Associates in East Aurora. He is a member of the finance committee for the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), having previously served as president. Mr. Kraus is also a former member of the East Aurora Board of Education and various School Boards Association committees.