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Mark Anson is the Chief Investment Officer of the Bass Family Office. Previously, he was the President and Executive Director of Investment Services at Nuveen Investments, a full service asset management firm with over $220 billion in assets under management. Prior to Nuveen, Mark served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer for both Hermes Pension Management, a £65 billion asset management company, and for the British Telecom Pension Scheme, the largest pension fund in the United Kingdom with assets of £37 billion and the sole owner of Hermes. Prior to joining BTPS, he served as the Chief Investment Officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest pension fund in the United States with over $225 billion in assets. Mark has served on the Boards of the CFA Institute, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Assoc., NYSE, DJ-AIG Commodities Index, UAW Medical Benefits Trust, MSCI-Barra, SEC Advisory Committee, International Corporate Governance Network, and the Northwestern University School of Law. Mark has published over 100 journal articles and 5 financial textbooks and has won 2 Best Paper Awards. He is the author of the Handbook of Alternative Assets, the textbook used for the CAIA certification program. Mark earned a B.A. in Economics and Chemistry from St. Olaf College, a J.D. from Northwestern Univ. School of Law, and a Masters and a Ph.D. in Finance from Columbia Univ. Graduate School of Business, all with honors. In addition, he has won several awards for leadership in institutional asset management. Last, he has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Global Management Accountant, and Certified Internal Auditor professional designations.