BLACKROCK INVESTMENT INSTITUTE

BII: Who we are

The BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) leverages the firm’s expertise and generates proprietary research to provide insights on the global economy, markets, sustainability, geopolitics and long-term asset allocation – all to help our clients and portfolio managers navigate financial markets. BII offers strategic and tactical market views, publications and digital data tools.

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Our aim is to secure a better financial future for our clients by helping them make smarter whole-portfolio decisions and plan for the long term. Explore the tabs below, learn about our areas of focus and meet our team.

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Jean Boivin Jean Boivin Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII)
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We leverage expertise

The BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) was established in 2011 in the midst of the European debt crisis when it became clear BlackRock needed a forum to analyze seismic market events across asset classes. We harness the full BlackRock platform through dialogue, research, and engagement with our clients to establish our asset class views and to create intellectual and thought-provoking content.

BII grew significantly in 2016 under BlackRock Vice Chairman Philipp Hildebrand. We expanded our macro team and added a global network of strategists to provide actionable market views and proprietary research.

We also built up our geopolitical expertise under BII Chairman Tom Donilon, and showcase some of our research in this area on our BlackRock geopolitical risk dashboard. BII’s mandate evolved in 2019 to integrate macro and market views with insights on portfolio construction to provide clients with the long-term perspective they need today.

Philipp Hildebrand
Vice Chairman
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Thomas Donilon
Chairman of the BlackRock Investment Institute
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