WASHINGTON--Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Thursday dined
with senior executives from public pension, private-equity, hedge
and other investment firms to discuss the state of the economy as
the recovery faces an array of challenges, including uncertainty
caused by political gridlock ahead of November's presidential
election.
It was the Treasury secretary's third such meeting in three
weeks with corporate and financial leaders. A spokesman said Mr.
Geithner regularly hosts such gatherings.
Mr. Geithner met privately at the Treasury Department with:
* Ralph Schlosstein, president and chief executive, Evercore
Partners Inc. (EVR)
* Anne Stausboll, chief executive, California Public Employees'
Retirement System
* David Rubenstein, co-founder, Carlyle Group (CG)
* Ray Dalio, founder, Bridgewater Associates
* Paul Taubman, co-head of institutional securities group,
Morgan Stanley (MS)
* David Bonderman, co-founding partner and managing general
partner, TPG Capital
* Frank Brosens, co-founder, Taconic Capital Advisors
* Eric Mindich, founder, Eton Park Capital
* Marc Lasry, co-founder, Avenue Capital Group
Treasury didn't provide additional details on the meeting.
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