Currently, Curtis L. Buser holds the position of Chief Financial Officer for The Carlyle Group, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer at Carlyle Holdings I LP (a subsidiary of The Carlyle Group, Inc.). He is also on the board of Venture Philanthropy Partners, Inc. Mr. Buser previously occupied the position of Chief Financial Officer of The Carlyle Group LP (Corporate Private Equity), Partner at Arthur Andersen LLP and Audit Partner at Ernst & Young LLP. He received an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University.