During a telephone interview with The Times in mid-April, Asubonten declared, "Nothing on my resume is exaggerated; there is no discrepancy." In the same interview, CalPERS Chief Executive Marcie Frost delivered an unqualified vote of support for Asubonten. She cited his "ability to look at the finances of an organization and really embed financial thinking into every single decision. That was why we thought Charles would be an excellent candidate, and over the last five months that has proven to be exactly true."

Source: Los Angeles Times May 21, 2018 21:45 UTC