Christine Mullen Sweeney

Christine Sweeney joined TMRS as General Counsel in August 2010 and serves as Chief Legal Officer to the System, overseeing all Legal functions.

Prior to joining TMRS, Christine was in private practice for almost 25 years with a large Austin-based law firm, specializing in ERISA and public pension plan matters, private investments, business transactions and real estate law.

Christine received her BBA. with Honors in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and her JD from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. Christine is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, the Texas Association of Public Pension Attorneys and the Institutional Limited Partners Association. She was the recipient of a 2018 First Chair Award in the category of Top General Counsel.