Larry Fink

Laurence Fink is the Chairman and CEO of BlackRock. In 1988, he and seven other partners established BlackRock, and under his direction, the company has developed into a world leader in investment and technological solutions. BlackRock is trusted to manage more money than any other investment organization in the world, and its objective is to help its clients create better financial futures.

Mr. Fink was on The First Boston Corporation’s management committee and served as a managing director before launching BlackRock in 1988.

In addition to being Co-Chairman of the NYU Langone Medical Center Board of Trustees, he is a member of the World Economic Forum and the New York University (NYU) Board of Trustees. He also sits on the boards of the Council on Foreign Relations, the International Rescue Committee, and the Museum of Modern Art. He also sits on the Executive Committee of the Partnership for New York City and the Advisory Board of the Beijing-based Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.

Both a BA and an MBA were obtained by Mr. Fink from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in 1974 and 1976 respectively.

• BlackRock Chairman and CEO