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Mr. McDonald is an Executive Vice President of TCW. He also serves as President of the TCW Middle East Group. Prior to joining TCW in 1983, he was associated with Crocker National Bank, Citibank and the Fiduciary Trust Company of New York. He also served as Deputy Administrator/ Commissioner of the Department of the Treasury for the City of New York. He is a past Chairman of the Century Housing Corporation in Los Angeles and serves on the boards of TCW Asset Management Company, Monterey Institute of International Studies and Middlebury College. Mr. McDonald is a graduate of Georgetown University with a BA in Government.