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The BlackRock Mafia

32 people came through BlackRock and went on to found or lead other companies.

Liza LandsmanManaging Director, Digital (Global)Founded The Points Guy +1Bo LuManaging DirectorFounded FutureAdvisor +1Gus TrigosQuant, Quantitative Investment GroupFounded Runtime +1Shourya LalaSoftware EngineerFounded Third Chair +1Pauline RotetaAnalyst, Financial Markets AdvisoryFounded Pasito +1Anand KannappanQuantitative AnalystFounded Kyber Technologies +1Howard MergelkampDirector - Corporate Ventures & AdvisoryFounded PeernovaAlfred JohnsonVP, Financial Markets AdvisoryFounded CruxSantiago TenorioTeam Leader - Portfolio Analytics (Financial Institutions)Founded Elevation LabsRoss HikidaPresident & Representative DirectorFounded BarclaysKeri GawlikAssociate, Marketing & Content StrategyFounded Spoon UniversityAgnes BudzynSpecial Situations Team, Financial Markets Advisory GroupFounded ConsensysSumeet SinghInvestment AnalystFounded WorldbuildLena Belkor (Belogolova)Portfolio ManagerFounded VenuetasticGreg GurevichAnalystFounded ClickfactsAbel RiboulotPortfolio Manager and ML researcherFounded unSurveyAndrej Zukov-GregoricInternFounded unSurveySalomon SerfatiSoftware EngineerFounded ChariotHassan LantryFundamental EquitiesFounded EvolyRobert RossQuantitative Investing Summer AnalystFounded LumeDarshita ChaturvediQuantitative Research AssociateFounded Adri AIIvan ValkovVice President - Senior Software EngineerFounded SlickerElle SmythBusiness Operations Summer AnalystFounded RetailReadySebastian JanischVice President - Quant Research/Machine Learning/Data Science - Financial Modeling GroupFounded BayeslineMisha van BeekAssociateFounded BayeslineConnor JonesRegional Manager US West - Aladdin Product ServicesFounded BitBoardMohammad EshanRed Team LeadFounded GhostEyeAlec OleskyInternFounded RowFlowOscar LevyQuantitative ResearcherFounded River MarketsAli TabbaSummer AnalystFounded GravyHrishit TambiFinancial Modelling InternFounded Aule SpaceKunal BarmanFinancial Markets AdvisoryFounded Faction

Frequently asked questions

What is the BlackRock mafia?
The BlackRock mafia is the network of 32 people who came through BlackRock and went on to found or lead other companies, including The Points Guy, FutureAdvisor, Runtime, Third Chair, Pasito.
Who is in the BlackRock mafia?
Notable members include Liza Landsman (The Points Guy), Bo Lu (FutureAdvisor), Gus Trigos (Runtime), Shourya Lala (Third Chair), Pauline Roteta (Pasito), Anand Kannappan (Kyber Technologies), Howard Mergelkamp (Peernova), Alfred Johnson (Crux), among 32 tracked members.
What companies did BlackRock alumni found?
Companies founded by BlackRock alumni include The Points Guy, FutureAdvisor, Runtime, Third Chair, Pasito, Kyber Technologies, Peernova, Crux, Elevation Labs, Barclays.