
Rob Kapito
About
Rob Kapito is Co-Founder and President of BlackRock. His career includes serving as President of BlackRock starting in 2007, Vice Chairman and Head of the Portfolio Management Group until 2007, and Co-Founder since 1988, as well as Vice President of the Mortgage Products Group at The First Boston Corporation until 1988. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Kapito serves as a Director of iShares, Inc., President of the Board of Hope and Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund, Trustee of the New York City Police Foundation, and Global Leadership Council member of the University of Oxford Saïd Business School.
Experience
- PresidentBlackRock2007 – Present
- Vice Chairman and Head of the Portfolio Management GroupBlackRock– 2007
- Co-FounderBlackRock1988 – Present
- Vice President, Mortgage Products GroupThe First Boston Corporation– 1988
Education
- MBA · Harvard Business School · 1983
- BS in Economics · The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania · 1979
Board seats
- iShares, Inc. · Director
- Hope and Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund · President of the Board
- New York City Police Foundation · Trustee
- University of Oxford Saïd Business School · Global Leadership Council member
Notable achievements
- 2009 Joseph Wharton Leadership Award
- Chair of BlackRock’s Global Executive Committee