10 BlackRock Aladdin experts
These ten investment operations, technology and business analysis professionals have used BlackRock Aladdin in their own work at insurers, asset managers, banks and a wealth manager. A reader can learn from them how in-house teams implement Aladdin, run it day to day and connect it to their data and operations.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Langin
LinkedInExperience: Business Analyst - Aladdin · Manulife
Andrew Langin has been a Business Analyst for Aladdin at Manulife since June 2026 and a Lead Middle Office Analyst at BNY since October 2023. Andrew Langin was also a Business Analyst at BNY from 2017 to 2020 and held data analyst and account manager roles at Financial Recovery Technologies from 2020 to 2023.
Jo Lothian
LinkedInExperience: Lead Business Analyst - Aladdin Implementation (Data) · Pension Insurance Corporation plc
Jo Lothian has been Lead Business Analyst for the Aladdin Implementation (Data) at Pension Insurance Corporation since April 2024, based in London. Jo Lothian was Lead Business Analyst for the Aladdin Accounting Implementation at Schroders in 2021 and Product Lead, Investment Technology at Schroders from 2023 to 2024.
Joyce Lim
LinkedInExperience: Aladdin Delivery Lead · AIA
Joyce Lim has been Aladdin Delivery Lead at AIA since August 2024, based in Singapore, a role the profile describes as responsible for overseeing the overall execution of an Aladdin transformation project in Asia-Pacific. Joyce Lim was APAC Head of Mission Control at BlackRock from 2023 to 2024, APAC Head of Business Strategy - COO Office there from 2022 to 2023 and Head of Aladdin Client Engagement - Asia ex Japan there from 2007 to 2021.
Justin Lloyd
LinkedInExperience: Aladdin Platform Owner · Evelyn Partners
Justin Lloyd is a former Aladdin Platform Owner at Evelyn Partners, a role held from January 2025 to February 2026, and has been Head of Strategic Change (Investment Management) there since March 2026, based in Greater London. Justin Lloyd was Senior Change Manager at Evelyn Partners from 2015 to 2024 and Head of Operations at John Lamb Hill Oldridge from 2010 to 2015.
Phaneendra Bhushan Cilimikoti
LinkedInExperience: Aladdin Governance and Transition Manager · Eastspring Investments
Phaneendra Bhushan Cilimikoti has been Aladdin Governance and Transition Manager at Eastspring Investments since October 2025, based in Singapore. Phaneendra Bhushan Cilimikoti was Senior Manager at Deloitte from 2024 to 2025 and, at Schroders, Asset Management Technology Manager from 2021 to 2023, Solutions Architect, APAC Investment & Operations Technology from 2019 to 2021 and Platform Migration Lead, APAC Investment & Operations Technology from 2016 to 2019.
Ram Agrawal
LinkedInExperience: BlackRock Aladdin Implementation Expert · AIA
Ram Agrawal has been BlackRock Aladdin Implementation Expert at AIA since November 2024, based in Hong Kong. At UBS Ram Agrawal was Product Owner, Chief Data Office - Asset Management Division from 2023 to 2024, Data Demand & Advisory Lead, Chief Data Office - Asset Management Division from 2021 to 2023 and Business Analysis Lead/Product Owner, Advanced Analytics/Digital Transformation - Asset Management from 2019 to 2021.
Raphael Barsoum, CFA
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Aladdin Solutions · BNY Investments
Raphael Barsoum has been Vice President, Aladdin Solutions at BNY Investments since June 2025 and was Vice President, Investment Management Systems at BNY Investments Newton from 2024 to 2025. Raphael Barsoum was a Portfolio Management Senior Business Analyst at Avaloq from 2021 to 2023 and held valuation and modelling roles at Deloitte from 2017 to 2020.
Robyn Watt
LinkedInExperience: Investment Management Aladdin Lead · Jupiter Asset Management
Robyn Watt has been Investment Management Aladdin Lead at Jupiter Asset Management since July 2026, and the profile cites particular expertise in Aladdin and Snowflake data. At Jupiter Asset Management Robyn Watt was AI and Data Solutions Lead from 2025 to 2026, Senior Process Developer from 2022 to 2025 and Business Analyst from 2016 to 2022.
Sam Brown
LinkedInExperience: Aladdin SME · BNY
Sam Brown has been an Aladdin SME at BNY in London since October 2022 and was an Aladdin SME Business Analyst at Aviva Investors from 2021 to 2022. The headline adds a sustainability projects lead role, and the summary describes shaping and delivering front office projects in dealing and fund management.
Selvakumar Kumar
LinkedInExperience: IT Lead - Aladdin Provider Business Services · BNP Paribas - Securities Services
Selvakumar Kumar has been IT Lead - Aladdin Provider Business Services at BNP Paribas - Securities Services since June 2023, based in Edinburgh, and describes experience integrating the Aladdin front office and order management platform with middle office trade management and processing platforms. Selvakumar Kumar was Project Manager at BNP Paribas - Securities Services from 2016 to 2023 and Project Manager at Aberdeen from 2011 to 2016.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's role to your question: business analysts and Aladdin specialists suit data, accounting and workflow questions, while platform owners, product owners and change leads suit implementation planning, governance and team ownership. Also weigh whether they worked at an insurer, an asset manager or a bank, and how recently they worked with Aladdin.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you plan and phase your Aladdin implementation, and which parts of the investment operation moved first?
- 02What data, accounting or reporting problems came up when you moved onto Aladdin, and how did you resolve them?
- 03How is ownership of Aladdin set up inside your firm, and what would you organise differently from day one?
Reaching BlackRock Aladdin experts
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