Treasury's Geithner Meets With Investment Executives

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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