Nebraska retirement director resigns after less than half a year with agency

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 340

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago


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LINCOLN — After an 18-month search to find a new director for Nebraska’s Public Employees Retirement System, the man selected for the position is resigning at the end of October.

NPERS legal counsel Tag Herbek confirmed in an email that Executive Director Thomas Pfeifle resigned effective Oct. 31. The Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Board officially approved Pfeifle’s employment on June 15.

Herbek said Pfeifle “expressed an interest to be closer to his family in …

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