Larry Fink

CEO of BlackRock

"To finance longer life spans, we must convince individuals to start investing now for the long term. But longevity should be an asset that can be levered, not a curse. They must understand that there's a cost to sitting in cash. No one talks about that cost."

$1B

Net Worth as of 4/4/2022

961K+

LinkedIn Followers

1988

Year He Founded BlackRock

accurate as of 05/15/2023

Biography:

Laurence “Larry” Fink is the chairman and CEO of asset management company BlackRock, which he co-founded in 1988. Under his leadership, BlackRock has grown to one of the largest asset managers in the world.

Prior to founding BlackRock, Fink was a managing director at The First Boston Corporation.

Currently, Fink serves on the Board of Trustees of New York University (NYU) and the World Economic Forum, among several others.

He earned a BA and MBA from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Why He’s a Top Money Expert:

Fink is the CEO of the globe’s largest money-management company.

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