Mark Anson is the Chief Investment Officer for the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS), which has over $170 billion in assets.  He earned his degree from Northwestern University.  He also earned his Ph.D. and Masters in Finance from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor.  In addition, Mark has received the Series 3, 4, 7, 8, 24, and 63 NASD securities industry licenses.

Mark is the author of four books on the financial markets and has published over 70 research articles on the topics of corporate governance, hedge funds, real estate, currency overlay, credit risk, private equity, risk management, and asset allocation. Additionally, Mark is on the editorial boards of The Journal of Portfolio Management, The Journal of Alternative Investments, The Journal of Private Equity, The Journal of Investment Consulting, and The Journal of Derivatives Accounting.

Mark sits on advisory committees for the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, The International Association of Financial Engineers, AIMR's Task Force on Corporate Governance, the Conference Board, the Center for Excellence in Accounting and Security Analysis at Columbia University, and the Alternative Investment Research Centre at the City University of London.

The Journal Interview- Mark Anson