At PERS, our core values inform our interactions and are reflected in our relationships with colleagues, our members and the public. We seek to work together to meet the needs of others with dependability, professionalism, and respect. We take accountability for our work and our interactions by taking ownership for our decisions, actions, and outcomes. Embodying these values enables us to serve the public with integrity, inspiring trust through transparency and ethical, sound judgement. The Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) serves the people of Oregon by administering public employee benefit trusts to pay the right person, the right benefit, at the right time. The agency engages with over 367,000 current and former public employees or their beneficiaries, and maintains important data about their public employment service, salaries, and other information. PERS also administers a health insurance program for retirees (PERS Health Insurance Program) and a 457(b) voluntary deferred compensation program (Oregon Savings Growth Plan).