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'''Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss''' was born in Iran in 1956. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/business/investing-it-yes-risk-taking-at-the-world-bank.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm "INVESTING IT; Yes, Risk-Taking At the World Bank", By Robert D. Hershey Jr, ''New York Times'', May 24, 1998]</ref>  Afsaneh was named among the top 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by The Hedge Fund Journal in 2011.  <ref>[http://structuredproducts.org/members-news/structured-products-pro-afsaneh-beschloss-among-50-leading-women-in-hedge-funds/ Former World Bank Structured Products Pro Afsaneh Beschloss Among 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds]</ref>

'''Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss''' was born in Iran in 1956. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/business/investing-it-yes-risk-taking-at-the-world-bank.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm "INVESTING IT; Yes, Risk-Taking At the World Bank", By Robert D. Hershey Jr, ''New York Times'', May 24, 1998]</ref>  Afsaneh was named among the top 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by The Hedge Fund Journal in 2011.  <ref>[http://structuredproducts.org/members-news/structured-products-pro-afsaneh-beschloss-among-50-leading-women-in-hedge-funds/ Former World Bank Structured Products Pro Afsaneh Beschloss Among 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds]</ref>

Beschloss is currently President and CEO of [[Rock Creek Group]], a “hedge fund of funds” manager based in Washington, D.C..  The firm has $5.5 billion assets under management.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:_vvnnCUXl84J:www.ctpf.org/general_info/2010Meetings/052710.pdf+afsaneh+beschloss+pension+funds&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjLAuNtXUalhSvefkc_CZqwbyaXjP37JIL26YpFWxK7XgoLVBGtB1VjeE6EeqXq6QiIfvseu5rkauwLXRUEIqsJ6akxexW2a0ub5dKCZqDYMbAVZP-IuCTBX25fLf9QetpBK4aZ&sig=AHIEtbTBtMTXDiSA2KwaqQe32BUVFm_w6w ''Proceedings of the Board of Trustees of the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago'', May 27, 2010 (Page 53)]</ref>    Rock Creek Group was previously known as Carlyle Asset Management Group (CAMG), which was a division of the highly influential and politically connected [[Carlyle Group]].  Beschloss joined The Carlyle Group in 2001. <ref>[http://www.carlyle.com/media%20room/news%20archive/2001/item6534.html The Carlyle Group - Press Release, April 17, 2001]</ref>  The Carlyle Group sold a 60% stake in CAMG to Afsaneh Beschloss and her management team in 2003 and completed the transfer to Beschloss and team two years later.<ref>[http://www.hedgeweek.com/2003/06/23/carlyle-group-sells-controlling-stake-hedge-funds-management Carlyle Group sells controlling stake to hedge funds management]</ref>  

Beschloss is currently President and CEO of [[Rock Creek Group]], a “hedge fund of funds” manager based in Washington, D.C..  The firm has $7.3 billion assets under management.<ref>[http://www.pionline.com/article/20110530/PRINTSUB/305309980/ "Institutional investors going long/short on commodities", By Christine Williamson, ''Pensions & Investments'', May 30, 2011]</ref>    Rock Creek Group was previously known as Carlyle Asset Management Group (CAMG), which was a division of the highly influential and politically connected [[Carlyle Group]].  Beschloss joined The Carlyle Group in 2001. <ref>[http://www.carlyle.com/media%20room/news%20archive/2001/item6534.html The Carlyle Group - Press Release, April 17, 2001]</ref>  The Carlyle Group sold a 60% stake in CAMG to Afsaneh Beschloss and her management team in 2003 and completed the transfer to Beschloss and team two years later.<ref>[http://www.hedgeweek.com/2003/06/23/carlyle-group-sells-controlling-stake-hedge-funds-management Carlyle Group sells controlling stake to hedge funds management]</ref>  

*[http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/business/investing-it-yes-risk-taking-at-the-world-bank.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm "INVESTING IT; Yes, Risk-Taking At the World Bank", By Robert D. Hershey Jr, ''New York Times'', May 24, 1998]

*[http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/business/investing-it-yes-risk-taking-at-the-world-bank.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm "INVESTING IT; Yes, Risk-Taking At the World Bank", By Robert D. Hershey Jr, ''New York Times'', May 24, 1998]

*[http://structuredproducts.org/members-news/structured-products-pro-afsaneh-beschloss-among-50-leading-women-in-hedge-funds/ Former World Bank Structured Products Pro Afsaneh Beschloss Among 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds]

*[http://structuredproducts.org/members-news/structured-products-pro-afsaneh-beschloss-among-50-leading-women-in-hedge-funds/ Former World Bank Structured Products Pro Afsaneh Beschloss Among 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds]

*[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:_vvnnCUXl84J:www.ctpf.org/general_info/2010Meetings/052710.pdf+afsaneh+beschloss+pension+funds&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjLAuNtXUalhSvefkc_CZqwbyaXjP37JIL26YpFWxK7XgoLVBGtB1VjeE6EeqXq6QiIfvseu5rkauwLXRUEIqsJ6akxexW2a0ub5dKCZqDYMbAVZP-IuCTBX25fLf9QetpBK4aZ&sig=AHIEtbTBtMTXDiSA2KwaqQe32BUVFm_w6w ''Proceedings of the Board of Trustees of the Public School Teachers' Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago'', May 27, 2010 (Page 53)]

*[http://www.pionline.com/article/20110530/PRINTSUB/305309980/ "Institutional investors going long/short on commodities", By Christine Williamson, ''Pensions & Investments'', May 30, 2011]

*[http://www.carlyle.com/media%20room/news%20archive/2001/item6534.html The Carlyle Group - Press Release, April 17, 2001]

*[http://www.carlyle.com/media%20room/news%20archive/2001/item6534.html The Carlyle Group - Press Release, April 17, 2001]

*[http://www.hedgeweek.com/2003/06/23/carlyle-group-sells-controlling-stake-hedge-funds-management Carlyle Group sells controlling stake to hedge funds management]

*[http://www.hedgeweek.com/2003/06/23/carlyle-group-sells-controlling-stake-hedge-funds-management Carlyle Group sells controlling stake to hedge funds management]