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MFA's returning officers are: Board Chair Michael S. Harris, president, Campbell & Company, LP., and Vice Chair Jon Hitchon, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, Two Sigma Investments, LP. Joe Wiggins, Partner and U.S. Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers Assurance Alternatives Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, will serve as Secretary and Treasurer.

"I am proud to welcome new and returning Board Members as MFA continues to promote efficient, fair, and transparent capital markets," said MFA Board Chair Mike Harris, President of Campbell & Company, LP. "As the authoritative voice of the global alternative investment industry - and the institutional investors who make up nearly 60 percent of its assets - I look forward to working with this talented group to help policymakers keep intact policies that work well, fine tune those that do not, and ensure new ones recognize the unique nature of investment firms."

MFA President and CEO Richard H. Baker said, "With the thoughtful guidance of our Board, MFA has grown by leaps and bounds alongside our industry, which now manages a record $3.6 trillion in assets. Our Board Members - whether they be fund managers, allocators, financial institutions, or other service providers - represent the unparalleled breadth and depth of MFA's network. We remain grateful for their expertise as we continue to advocate, educate, and communicate the industry's many valuable contributions to the global economy."

Newly elected Board Members, who serve a two-year term, include:

Natalie Birrell, Partner & COO, Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C.;

Darcy Bradbury, Managing Director, the D. E. Shaw group;

Sally Dornaus, Managing Director and CFO, Bain Capital Credit and Bain Capital Public Equity;

Frederic Leif, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Abrams Capital; and,

Adam Prestandrea, Principal and Chief Operating Officer, Element Capital Management LLC.