Who we are

BlackRock is a global asset manager and leading provider of financial technology, trusted with managing more assets than anyone else in the world. BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being.

We serve pension plans providing for nurses, teachers, firefighters, law enforcement and other public and private sector workers, individual investors investing for their own retirement, and institutions such as governments, foundations and insurance companies.

Clients turn to BlackRock for the innovative solutions they need when planning for their most important goals and we are passionate about helping those we serve build a strong financial future, so we seek out a diverse range of perspectives and talents to solve their most complex challenges.

People from around the world join us to gain real-world experience while making an impact. You can have a career that’s exciting, rewarding and full of possibilities. Whatever your background, there’s a place for you here on our team at BlackRock.

Investing on behalf of our clients is our business

BlackRock’s story is about new ideas, innovative thinking and growth through collaboration.

In 1988, our founders set out to create a better asset management firm—one that was purpose-driven, focused on clients and risk management, and driven by data and technology.

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Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform unified trading, risk management and reporting onto one system connecting the information, people and technology needed to manage money.

Over the years, we’ve evolved from an eight-person start up into a global company who’s trusted to manage more assets* than to any other investment manager. 

We’ve always been laser focused on delivering long-term value for our clients and our shareholders.

And because we’ve purposefully invested in developing our platform, our technology and our people for more than 30 years, we have the capabilities to create better portfolios that help more and more people experience financial well-being and, ultimately, better futures.

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The facts
We started with 8 people in a room. Today, we have 3,300 people in the UK alone.
We have more than 22,000 employees in 35+ different countries who speak over 80 languages.
BlackRock makes its Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange on October 1st 1999, for $14 a share.
In 2019 BlackRock further focuses its role in the retirement crisis, launching BlackRock Retirement Solutions Group.
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