Mark Anson
Mark Anson is the CEO, President, and Chief Investment Officer of the Commonfund, a leading asset management firm. He also serves as Chair of the Boards of CF Private Equity and Commonfund OCIO. Previously, he was the President and CIO for the Bass Family Office, which was recognized as Family Office of the Year for 2014 & 2015. Before that, he served as President and Global Head of Investment Management at Nuveen Investments, a full-service asset management company with over $900 billion in assets under management. Anson has published over 100 investment articles in professional journals and has won three Best Paper Awards. He has also received several industry awards in recognition of his leadership in asset management.
Mark Anson Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and President
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President and Global Head of Investment Management
Academic History
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B.A., Economics and Chemistry
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Ph.D., Finance
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J.D., with honors
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M.S., Financial Economics
As CIO, he is responsible for overall client asset allocation, portfolio management and manager research, and due diligence across equities, fixed income, and hedge funds.
He also serves as Chairman of the Boards of Commonfund Capital and Commonfund Asset Management.
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Trustee and Chair of the Investment Committee, UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust
Law Board, Northwestern University School of Law
Board Member, PanAgora Asset Management
Board Member, Toigo Foundation
EARLY CAREER
Anson was CEO and CIO for the British Telecom Pension Scheme, the largest institutional investor in the UK with assets of £55 billion.
He served as CEO of Hermes Pensions Management in London, a £65 billion asset management company that is wholly owned by the BTPS.
Before that, he was the Chief Investment Officer of the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the largest institutional investor in the United States with over $400 billion in assets.
FORMER AFFILIATIONS
He is the former Chairman of the Board of the International Corporate Governance Network and also served on the boards for the CFA Institute, Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index, International Association of Financial Engineers, and the SEC Advisory Committee.
He also served on the Curriculum Committee for the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association and the Advisory Board to the NYSE Chairman for New York Stock Exchange/Euronext.
He is the author of five financial textbooks including the Handbook of Alternative Assets, which is the primary textbook used for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst program.
He is the only person to serve on the Board of Governors for both the CFA Institute and the CAIA Association.
RECOGNITION
Lifetime Achievement Award, Pension Fund Management
CAIA Leadership Award, CAIA Association
CERTIFICATIONS & DESIGNATIONS
Chartered Financial Analyst
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst
Chartered Global Management Accountant