Who is the President of BlackRock?
Rob Kapito has been the President and Director of BlackRock since 2007 and reports to Larry Fink. He oversees the firm's key operating units day to day, including investment strategies, client businesses, technology and operations, and risk and quantitative analysis, and he is a director of iShares Inc. Rob reached the role after 4 tracked posts, most recently President and Director at BlackRock. Rob studied at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (BS in economics, 1979); Harvard Business School (MBA, 1983). Rob is one of 10 tracked leaders at the company.
Rob Kapito profile
Rob Kapito is president and a director of BlackRock, a member of its Global Executive Committee and chairman of the Global Operating Committee. Before taking his current role in 2007 he headed the Portfolio Management Group, which covered fixed income, equity, liquidity and alternative investments. He was one of the founding partners in 1988, coming from The First Boston Corporation, where he was a vice president in the Mortgage Products Group. He earned a BS in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1983.
- Education
- Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (BS in economics, 1979); Harvard Business School (MBA, 1983)
- Reports to
- Larry Fink
- ••••@blackrock.com
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Rob Kapito career history
- President and Director, BlackRock2007 to present
- Head of the Portfolio Management Group, BlackRockbefore 2007
- Founding partner, BlackRock1988
- Vice President, Mortgage Products Group, The First Boston Corporationbefore 1988
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Other leaders at BlackRock
| Leader | Profile | |
|---|---|---|
LF Larry FinkChairman and Chief Executive Officer | ••••@blackrock.com | Profile → |
| MSMartin SmallChief Financial Officer and Global Head of Corporate Strategy | ••••@blackrock.com | Profile → |
| RGRob GoldsteinChief Operating Officer | ••••@blackrock.com | Profile → |
| RSRam SubramaniamChief Marketing Officer and Global Head of Digital Wealth | ••••@blackrock.com | Profile → |
| CMChris MeadeGeneral Counsel and Chief Legal Officer | ••••@blackrock.com | Profile → |
| PSPierre SarrauChief Risk Officer and Head of Risk & Quantitative Analysis | ••••@blackrock.com | Profile → |
| CHCaroline HellerGlobal Head of Human Resources | ••••@blackrock.com | Profile → |
| DSDerek SteinGlobal Head of Technology & Operations | ••••@blackrock.com | Profile → |
| RRRick RiederChief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income | ••••@blackrock.com | Profile → |
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