Sarah Melvin
InvestorSenior Managing Director, Head of the UK & Europe Client Business at BlackRock
London
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About
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.
Experience
- BlackRockHead of UK and European Client Businesscurrent2025 — present
- BlackRockHead of UK & Europe and Chair of Africa, BlackRockcurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- BlackRockHead of Institutional Client Business US & Canada2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
- BlackRockChief of Staff and Head of Strategic Partner Program2015 — 2017New York
- BlackRockChief Operating Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa Retail2012 — 2015London
- BlackRockManaging Director, Strategy & Business Development2006 — 2012
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Director at BlackRock
Andrew Dickson
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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 Sarah Melvin?
- 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.
- Where does Sarah Melvin work?
- Sarah Melvin is Senior Managing Director, Head of the UK & Europe Client Business at BlackRock.
- Where did Sarah Melvin go to school?
- Sarah Melvin studied at Royal Holloway, University of London (Master’s Degree, Classic Modern Writing); Royal Holloway, University of London (Bachelor’s Degree, English Literature (British and Commonwealth)).
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