Chief Operating Officer
Robert Goldstein, Senior Managing Director, is BlackRock's Chief Operating Officer, a member of the Global Executive Committee and co-chair of the Global Operating Committee.
As COO, Mr. Goldstein helps oversee the day-to-day global business of the firm and ensures that the organization, including its investment, client, risk and technology functions, have the necessary connectivity, coordination and operating processes. This includes overseeing Aladdin and the firm’s operating and technology platforms.
Prior to assuming the COO role in 2014, Mr. Goldstein headed the firm's Institutional Client Business. In this role, Mr. Goldstein managed BlackRock's institutional relationships across the globe, drove business development efforts and helped clients craft innovative solutions to meet their investment objectives.
He began his career in 1994 as an analyst in BlackRock's Portfolio Analytics Group and later worked as a risk advisor to mortgage and insurance clients. In his more than 20 years at the firm, Mr. Goldstein has been instrumental in developing many of BlackRock's foundational processes and capabilities, including its risk management platform and client service operation.
Mr. Goldstein was twice (2012 and 2013) named to Fortune's "40 under 40" list; and, for the past five years, he has been identified as one of the top technology entrepreneurs in the financial services industry by Institutional Investor's "Tech 50" list. He co-authored "Nonagency Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities" in the eighth edition of The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and meetings. Mr. Goldstein serves on the Board of Trustees for the Hospital for Special Surgery and on the Board of Directors for The Shed, a cultural institution located in NYC's Hudson Yards.
Mr. Goldstein earned a BS degree, magna cum laude, in economics from Binghamton University in 1994.
