People

Rob Kapito

Rob Kapito

Formal First Name
Robert (Rob)
Nick Name
Rob
Dates
1957 - present

Rob Kapito is the President, Co-Founder, and Director of BlackRock. He is a member of BlackRock's Global Executive Committee and Chairman of the Global Operating Committee, and a Director of iShares Inc. A power center within the world's largest asset manager, he has assumed several senior leadership roles within BlackRock. Kapito is accountable for the day-to-day supervision of BlackRock's key operating units, including Client Business, Investment Strategies, Technology & Operations, and Risk & Quantitative Analysis. Prior to founding BlackRock in 1988, he was a Vice President in the Mortgage Products Group at The First Boston Corporation. Today, he also serves as a frequent speaker on best practices in investment management.

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RECOGNITION

  • 2012 Gustave L. Levy Award

  • 2010 Semper Fidelis Award

  • 2009 Joseph Wharton Leadership Award