The Managed Funds Association is a

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-based industry group that represents prominent

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like D. E. Shaw, Renaissance Technologies, Tiger Management and Third Point. The association is considered one of the most powerful trade groups in Washington, spending over $4 million a year on lobbying. The association describes itself as "an

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, and communications organization established to enable

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fund and managed futures firms in the alternative investment industry to participate in public policy discourse, share best practices and learn from peers, and communicate the industry’s contributions to the

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Leadership

Bryan Corbett is MFA's President and CEO. Corbett began his tenure in January 2020 after serving as a senior executive at

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. Corbett previously served in the

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administration as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Senior Adviser to the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury. He also worked as counsel of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs under Chairman

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. Corbett earned his JD from

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, where he was editor-in-chief of the George Washington Law Review, and earned his BA from

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. MFA's Board of Directors manages the business and affairs of the association. Board members are representatives of MFA member companies. The Board Chair is Natalie A. Birrell (

Anchorage Capital Group Anchorage Capital Group (Anchorage) is an American hedge fund based in New York City. The firm is known as one of the world's most prominent vulture funds, funds that invest in distressed securities. Background Anchorage was founded in 20 ...

References

External links

Official website
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