Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss

Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss (born July 28, 1956)[1] is an Iranian-American economist, businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is the CEO of RockCreek, an investment firm that she founded in 2003.

Afsaneh Beschloss
Born (1956-07-28) July 28, 1956
Iran
EducationSt Antony's College, Oxford (MPhil)
Spouse(s)Michael Beschloss

Education

Beschloss received M.Phil. in Economics from St Antony's College, Oxford.[2][3]

Career

Beschloss taught international economics at Oxford,[4] then worked at J.P. Morgan and World Bank, of which she became a treasurer and chief investment officer.[5] She briefly left the bank to join Royal Dutch Shell.[6]

Beschloss then became a managing director and partner of the Carlyle Group and president of Carlyle Asset Management before starting her own firm. She is a former member of the board of directors of Temple-Inland, and of the commercial property firm AMB Property Corporation (now Prologis). She is the co-author of The Economics of Natural Gas (Oxford) and has written numerous journal articles. She advises governments, central banks and regulatory agencies on public and financial policy.

Other activities

Personal life

Beschloss is married to presidential historian Michael Beschloss.

References
  1. HERSHEY Jr, ROBERT D. (May 24, 1998). "INVESTING IT; Yes, Risk-Taking At the World Bank". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  2. "Afsaneh Beschloss Founder and CEO, The Rock Creek Group". Milken Institute. April 30, 2017.
  4. "BusinessWeek profile on Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss". Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  5. Afsaneh Mashayekhi Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).
  6. Afsaneh Mashayekhi Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).
  7. "Afsaneh Beschloss". Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  8. PBS Foundation Board of Directors Elects Afsaneh Beschloss as Chair PBS, press release of September 30, 2020.
  9. Afsaneh Beschloss and Kevin J. Maroni Join National Geographic Society Board of Trustees National Geographic Society, press release of April 2, 2019.
  10. Board of Trustees: Afsaneh Beschloss American Red Cross.
  11. Board of Directors Bretton Woods Committee.
  12. Afsaneh Mashayekhi Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).
  13. "Biosketch of Afsaneh Beschloss". Retrieved 2012-02-27.
  14. "Our Board Chair". World Wide Web Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.


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