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Samara Cohen

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Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Market Development at BlackRock

New York, New York, United States

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About

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.

Experience

  1. BlackRockSenior Managing Director, Global Head of Market Developmentcurrent2025 — present
  2. BlackRockSenior Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer of ETF and Index Investments2022 — 2025
  3. BlackRockManaging Director2015 — 2022
  4. Goldman SachsManaging Director1999 — 2015
  5. BlackRockAssociate1993 — 1997

Skills & more

FuturesFixed IncomeDerivativesHedge FundsInvestment BankingCapital MarketsMarket StructureCross-border TransactionsRegulatory AffairsAsset ManagementFixed Income StrategiesInterest Rate Derivatives
+8 moreElectronic TradingFX DerivativesSales ManagementDigital StrategyWeb ServicesClearing HousesSecurities MarketExecution Services

From Samara's professional profile.

Colleagues at BlackRock

Adebayo Ogunlesi
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Global Infrastructure Partners at BlackRock
Alex Claringbull
Global Head of Index Investments at BlackRock
Alister Hibbert
CIO and Head of the Strategic Equity Team at BlackRock
Andre Bourbonnais
Executive Officer at BlackRock
Andrea L. Petro
Director at BlackRock
Andrew Dickson
Director at BlackRock
Andrew Landman
Deputy Head of Asia Pacific, Head of Asia Pacific Wealth at BlackRock
Anthony Joseph Sugrue
Director at BlackRock

Frequently asked questions

Who is Samara Cohen?
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.
Where does Samara Cohen work?
Samara Cohen is Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Market Development at BlackRock.
Where did Samara Cohen go to school?
Samara Cohen studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Science (B.S.) / Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics / Theatre Arts); The Brearley School (High School).

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