Larry Fink
Larry Fink is the Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager. He and seven partners founded BlackRock in 1988, and also leads the firm’s Global Executive Committee. Under his leadership, the firm has grown into a global leader in investment and technology solutions. Fink is one of the most powerful and influential players in global finance and is the recipient of many awards and recognition throughout his career. He was instrumental in the creation and development of the mortgage-backed security market in the United States. Prior to founding BlackRock in 1988, he was a member of the Management Committee and a Managing Director of The First Boston Corporation, where he was responsible for trading and distribution of all government, mortgage and corporate securities.
Larry Fink Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO
Academic History
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M.B.A., Real Estate
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B.A., Political Science
BLACKROCK
Fink and seven partners founded BlackRock in 1988. Under his leadership, the firm has grown into a global leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients.
He has overseen BlackRock’s rise to the world’s largest money management firm with more than $10 trillion in assets.
In 2006, he led the merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, which doubled BlackRock's asset management portfolio.
He has been featured or quoted in various financial media outlets and publications, including Forbes, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Fortune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Reuters, and Barron's.
He has also been featured in CNN, CNBC, Fox Business, Cointelegraph, and MarketWatch.
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Board of Trustees, World Economic Forum
Co-Chair of Board of Trustees, NYU Langone Medical Center
Executive Committee, Partnership for New York City
Board Member, The Museum of Modern Art
Board Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Advisory Board, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management
RECOGNITIONS
2025 Time's 100 Most Influential People
2019 Charles Schwab Financial Innovation Award
2018 Forbes World's Most Influential People
2016 Fortune's World's Greatest Leaders
2011 Financial News' CEO of the Decade
Barron's World's Best CEOs - 14 consecutive years