BlackRock

Michael McGhee is Deputy Chairman and a Founding Partner of Global Infrastructure Partners, which he joined at its founding in 2006, and serves as a Senior Managing Director of BlackRock on its Global Executive Committee. He leads GIP's transport sector investment teams covering airports, ports and freight rail. Before GIP, he headed transportation and logistics groups at Credit Suisse (1998-2006) and BZW (1990-1998), and holds a B.A. in Government and Economics from the University of Manchester.

Rob Kapito is President and a Director of BlackRock, which he co-founded in 1988, and oversees the firm's key operating units including Investment Strategies, Client Businesses, Technology & Operations, and Risk & Quantitative Analysis. He previously headed BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group and, before founding the firm, was a Vice President in the Mortgage Products Group at The First Boston Corporation. He holds a BS in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Philipp Hildebrand is Vice Chairman of BlackRock, which he joined in 2012, and serves on the firm's Global Executive Committee, focusing on major global client and government relationships. Before BlackRock, he was Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, held roles at the BIS, IMF and Financial Stability Board, and earlier worked as a Chief Investment Officer at a Swiss private bank and as a partner at Moore Capital Management. He holds a BA from the University of Toronto, an MA from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford.

An economist with an MBA in transport and logistics, she spent years at Luka Koper and later served as CFO at Pipistrel. Since 2023 she leads strategic projects at Boscarol d.o.o., focusing on real estate and financial investments, and oversees the Odisejada complex renovation.

Naeem Arastu is an unusually hands-on investor who leads M&A, sits on Investment and Executive Committees, and draws on two decades of special-situations, distressed-for-control experience and 10+ turnaround board roles.

Principal focused on growth strategies, digital transformation and acquisitions across several Japan investments. Previously a Manager at A.T. Kearney.

Shannon Nelson is a Limited Partner at Symphonic Capital and previously served as Senior Investment Stewardship leader at BlackRock, where he led North American stewardship coverage representing approximately $2.5 trillion in public-equity client exposure across technology, consumer, and communications sectors. His career spans public markets, central banking, and institutional sales, including roles at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York supporting monetary policy analysis and securities lending operations, as well as advisory work with multinational corporate and public pension plans on investment strategy. His focus areas include governance quality, management incentives, leadership development, and how boards and management navigate technological change and regulatory environments.

Tim Fenwick is an Executive Director at BlackRock's Kreos Capital division, which specializes in venture and growth debt financing for high-growth companies.

Alex Claringbull is Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investments at BlackRock, where he oversees the firm's Index Equity, Index Fixed Income, Derivative and Digital Assets, and Transition Management businesses, and sits on the Global Executive Committee. He joined the firm in 1996, including time at Barclays Global Investors, which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Earlier roles included Global Head of Indexed Fixed Income, head of the EMEA Indexed Fixed Income team, and positions in the Indexed Asset Allocation and Transitions Services groups.

Alister Hibbert is CIO and Head of BlackRock's Strategic Equity Team within the Fundamental Equity division and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee. He founded and serves as lead portfolio manager of the BlackRock Strategic Equity Hedge Fund Strategy and the BlackRock Global Unconstrained Equity Strategy, and was previously a senior member of BlackRock's European Equity Team. Before joining BlackRock in 2008, he worked at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, Oechsle International, Invesco Perpetual, and Ernst & Young, and holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol.

Andrew Landman is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, serving as Deputy Head of Asia Pacific and Head of Asia Pacific Wealth, and is a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee. He previously held roles including Head of Australasia, Asia Pacific Head of Client Business, and Asia Pacific Head of BlackRock's Alternatives Specialist Group. Before BlackRock, he was CEO of Ascalon Capital Managers, Head of Investment Strategy at BT Financial Group, and CFO of Challenger Investment Management; he holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle.

Benjamin Archibald is Deputy General Counsel at BlackRock, overseeing the legal teams supporting the firm's global asset management and technology businesses, and serves on its Global Executive Committee. He previously spent three years based in London as BlackRock's General Counsel for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, joined the firm in 2010, and earlier was General Counsel of a fund of hedge funds and worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He holds a law degree from McGill University, a B.A. from Concordia University, and an MSc from the London School of Economics.

Caroline Heller is the Global Head of Human Resources at BlackRock and a member of its Global Executive Committee, having previously led Talent & Business Partners at the firm. She joined BlackRock in 2021 after more than 20 years at Goldman Sachs, where she held several Human Capital Management leadership roles, and earlier worked in recruiting at Credit Suisse First Boston. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Northwestern University.

Charles Hatami is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, where he leads the Financial & Strategic Investors Group, heads the Middle East business, co-leads the Global Partners Office, and sits on the firm's Global Executive Committee. Before joining BlackRock in 2010, he founded and was Managing Partner of Xeryus Capital Management, a London-based global macro hedge fund, and previously worked at Banco Itaú in Brazil and BNP Paribas in Germany. He holds an MBA in finance from MIT Sloan and an MSc in Financial Engineering from Leonardo Da Vinci Engineering School in Paris.

Christopher J. Meade is the General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of BlackRock, where he sits on the Global Executive Committee and leads the Legal & Compliance group. He previously served as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and was a partner at WilmerHale, where he argued four cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Earlier in his career he clerked for Justice John Paul Stevens and Judge Harry T. Edwards, and he holds an A.B. from Princeton and a J.D. from NYU Law School.

Jaime Magyera is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, where she leads the firm's U.S. Wealth Advisory business and its Retirement business, and serves on the Global Executive Committee. She previously held roles as Co-Head and Chief Operating Officer of USWA, led National Accounts for USWA, and headed Retirement Marketing, with a tenure dating to 2001 including time at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Joe DeVico is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, where he heads the Americas Client Business and sits on the firm's Global Executive Committee. He leads teams handling client relationships with wealth management firms, advisory platforms, and institutional clients across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, and oversees BlackRock's defined contribution and retirement insurance businesses. Before joining MLIM/BlackRock in 2000, he held senior wealth and sales roles at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and was a Vice President at Scudder-Kemper Investments in Chicago.

John Kelly is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, serving as Global Head of Corporate Affairs and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee, overseeing corporate communications, government affairs and public policy, corporate sustainability, and philanthropy. Before joining BlackRock in 2023, he held corporate affairs and communications leadership roles at Roku, Starbucks, and Microsoft, and earlier worked in U.S. government roles in Washington. He holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a law degree from American University.

Joud Abdel Majeid is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, serving as Co-Head of the Global Partners Office and a member of the Global Executive Committee, and also oversees BlackRock Investment Stewardship. She previously held roles at BlackRock including Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO, and Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock Solutions. Earlier in her career she was Head of Strategy and Corporate Development at E*TRADE Financial and a management consultant at Booz & Company, and she holds an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor's degree in finance and economics from Elmhurst College.

Kunal Khara is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, serving as Global Head of Aladdin Product and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee, where he oversees product vision and strategy for the Aladdin, eFront, and Preqin platforms. He previously held roles including Global Head of Financial Institutions for the Aladdin business, Global Head of Aladdin Platform & Product Services, and Head of the Americas for BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory group, having joined BlackRock as an analyst in 2007. Before BlackRock he worked as a Senior Analyst at ALM First Financial Advisors; he holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Texas, Dallas and is a CFA charterholder.

Manish Mehta is Head of BlackRock Global Markets & Index Investments and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee, overseeing Index Investing, Global Trading, Securities Lending, Liquidity and Financing. He previously served as BlackRock's Global Head of Human Resources and held roles including COO for iShares, joining the firm in 2009 through its acquisition of Barclays Global Investors. Earlier he worked at Boston Consulting Group and Accenture, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from UC Berkeley.

Nish Ajitsaria is Co-Head of Aladdin Product Engineering at BlackRock, a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee, and its Executive Sponsor for AI. Before rejoining BlackRock in 2024, he led engineering for Goldman Sachs Asset Management's public markets investing business, and during an earlier 20-year tenure at BlackRock he held roles including Global Head of Product & Engineering for Aladdin Wealth Tech. He holds a BA in Economics and Mathematics from Franklin & Marshall College.

Rachel Lord is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, serving as Head of International and a member of the Global Executive Committee, with responsibility for the firm's businesses across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific. She previously held roles as Head of Asia Pacific, Head of EMEA, and EMEA Head of iShares, and joined BlackRock in 2013 from Citigroup, where she was Global Head of Corporate Equity Derivatives after 13 years at Morgan Stanley. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990 and holds a BA in International History & Politics from the University of Leeds.

Robert Goldstein is BlackRock's Chief Operating Officer and a member of its Global Executive Committee, having assumed the COO role in 2014. He previously led the firm's Institutional Client Business and began his career at BlackRock in 1994 in the Portfolio Analytics Group, later serving as a risk advisor to mortgage and insurance clients. He holds a BS in economics from Binghamton University.

Ryan Marshall is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, where he leads the Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions group and sits on the firm's Global Executive Committee. He joined BlackRock in 2009 to co-lead portfolio management within Financial Markets Advisory, later building EMEA capabilities in London before focusing on multi-asset globally from 2015. Earlier in his career he was a Managing Director at KKR, spent 12 years at Morgan Stanley in roles including head of securitized products trading and global head of fixed income research, and began at The First Boston Corporation; he holds a BS in economics from the Wharton School.

Samara Cohen is Global Head of Market Development at BlackRock and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee, focusing on market structure to support investor access and product innovation. She previously served as Chief Investment Officer of ETF and Index Investments at BlackRock and was a Managing Director in the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs. She holds a BS in Finance from the Wharton School, a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Sarah Melvin is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, where she leads the UK & Europe Client Business and sits on the firm's Global Executive Committee. She previously headed the Institutional Client Business for the U.S. and Canada, served as Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO from 2015 to 2017, and was COO of the EMEA Retail business. Before joining BlackRock in 2006, she worked in asset management, life & pensions, and general insurance, and holds a Master's degree in English from London University.

Scot French is a Senior Managing Director in BlackRock's Private Financing Solutions Executive Office and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee. He is a Founding Partner and Co-President of HPS Investment Partners, where he leads the Junior Capital Solutions platform and serves as Portfolio Manager of the HPS Strategic Investment Partners Funds; he joined BlackRock in 2025 through its acquisition of HPS. Earlier in his career he held roles at Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Salomon Brothers, and Price Waterhouse, and he holds a degree from the University of Illinois.

Scott Kapnick is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock and Chairman of the Private Financing Solutions Executive Office, overseeing the firm's private credit, GP/LP solutions, and CLO businesses. He is a Founding Partner and CEO of HPS Investment Partners, which BlackRock acquired in 2025, and previously served as CEO and Chairman of Highbridge Capital Management. Earlier, he was a Partner and Co-Head of Global Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs and holds a combined JD/MBA from the University of Chicago and a degree from Williams College.

Stacey Mullin serves as BlackRock's Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Global Chief of Staff, and sits on the firm's Global Executive Committee. She previously held COO roles for the EMEA region (while based in London) and for the firm's capital markets businesses, and joined BlackRock in 2007 on the Financial Markets Advisory team. She holds a BA in Mathematics from Harvard University and began her career at consulting firm Oliver Wyman.

Stephen Cohen is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, serving as Chief Product Officer and Head of Global Product Solutions, a role he took on in January 2024, and sits on the firm's Global Executive Committee. He previously ran BlackRock's Europe, Middle East and Africa business, and earlier led the iShares and Wealth businesses in EMEA as well as the firm's Global Fixed Income Indexing operations. Before joining BlackRock in 2011, he was Global Head of Equity Linked Strategy at Nomura and worked in convertible and fixed income markets at ING Barings and UBS; he holds an economics degree from the University of Southampton.

Sudhir Nair is Global Head of Aladdin, BlackRock's technology platform, and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee, where he oversees the commercial, product, and engineering teams behind Aladdin. He joined BlackRock in 2000 as an analyst supporting Aladdin's portfolio analytics and later led the acquisitions of eFront (2019) and Preqin (2025) to expand the platform into private markets. He holds a BS in Finance and Information Systems from Boston College.

Susan Chan is Head of Asia Pacific at BlackRock and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee, responsible for the region's business, client, investment and operational platforms. She joined BlackRock in Hong Kong in 2013 and previously held roles including Deputy Head of Asia Pacific, Head of Greater China, and Head of ETFs and Index Investing. Before BlackRock, she worked at Deutsche Bank and Barclays Capital in Hong Kong, and she is a graduate of Boston University.

Tarek Chouman is a Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, where he serves as Global Head of Aladdin Client Business and sits on the firm's Global Executive Committee, overseeing Aladdin's client strategy, business development, and commercial execution. He previously led business development for the Aladdin Business and was CEO of eFront, which he was part of from its early inception across roles in Europe, North America, the Middle East, and APAC before its acquisition by BlackRock. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science and Management from Polytech Montpellier.

Managing Director overseeing the firm's Strategy and Research department and serving on the investment committee; previously VP of Investments and an analyst at the firm, with earlier experience at CBIZ Valuation Group and Kennedy Capital Management.

An IT professional and computer science graduate with over a decade in the aviation industry, having led IT infrastructure at the Pipistrel group. He joined the Boscarol group as CIO in September 2024 to lead its IT strategy.

Serves as CEO of Selfinvest, leading the family office established in 2015 with a focus on active ownership.

Joined Zouk in 2025 as an Associate on the Climate Technology team; previously an investment banking analyst at Centerview Partners and worked on sustainable battery technology. Holds bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Oxford.