Ali Almufti, CFA

Ali Almufti, CFA, Managing Director, is a senior investor within BlackRock’s Systematic investment team where he leads private investment strategies. Mr. Almufti has been conducting research on the use of quantitative techniques in private market investment opportunities for over a decade. He is a portfolio manager in BlackRock’s Systematic Equities team within BlackRock Systematic, and is a member of the BlackRock Growth Equity investment team. Prior to his focus on private markets, Mr. Almufti was also responsible for North American long-only and long-short equity strategies within systematic equities.

Mr. Almufti's service with the firm dates back to 2006, including his years with Barclay's Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, he was a portfolio manager in the Active Equities team. Prior to joining BGI, Mr. Almufti served as a senior hedge fund accountant at Citco.

Mr. Almufti earned a BA degree in economics from the University of California at San Diego in 2004. Additionally, Mr. Almufti has been a CFA charter holder since 2008.