10 BlackRock executives
At BlackRock, chief operating officer is the common title in this group: Rob Goldstein holds it firmwide and others hold or held it for index investments, liquidity and financing, legal and compliance, Japan, and UK & Europe, while Jonathan Maro is CEO of the firm's broker-dealer, BlackRock Investments, LLC. Nine remain at BlackRock, giving asset managers, fintech vendors and distribution partners a current view of how the firm weighs platform, product and partner bets.
Professionals to explore
Anthony Vitarelli
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer for Legal & Compliance · BlackRock
Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer for Legal & Compliance at BlackRock since September 2020. Anthony Vitarelli's prior roles were President & General Counsel (2018–2020) and General Counsel (2017–2018) at Hearth, and Counselor to the General Counsel & Senior Advisor to the Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (2015–2017). A Treasury and general counsel background suits questions on how an asset manager organizes legal and compliance operations; Anthony has also been a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations since 2017.
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Daniel Dunay
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer of Global Product Solutions · BlackRock
Daniel Dunay holds two current titles, Chief Operating Officer of Global Product Solutions (since 2024) and Managing Director, Chief Product Officer (since 2022). Other BlackRock roles were Managing Director, Head of Americas Financial Institutions (2019–2022), Global Head of Compensation & Benefits Pricing Strategy & Analytics (2018–2019) and Global Head of Compensation and Benefits (2016–2018). Product launch and product shelf decisions are the natural topic.
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JJ Millard, CFA
LinkedInExperience: Global COO, Index Investments · BlackRock
Global COO, Index Investments at BlackRock since July 2025, following nine years as Global COO, Systematic Fixed Income and Index Fixed Income (2016–2025). JJ Millard was also COO, Americas Fixed Income (2012–2016) and Head of Fixed Income Business Management (2008–2012), and briefly a Financial Analyst at NPR (2008). Index and fixed income operations are the clearest fit for a call.
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Jonathan Maro
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Global Head of Fund Distributor Ops & CEO BlackRock Investments, LLC (BRIL) · BlackRock
Since 2023, Managing Director Global Head of Fund Distributor Ops & CEO BlackRock Investments, LLC (BRIL), the firm's broker-dealer. Jonathan Maro was Global Head of Fund Distribution Partner Operations & COO BRIL (2020–2023), COO - BRIL & Head of Client Servicing (2017–2023), Head of US Client Contracting (2014–2017) and Head of US Mutual Fund 15(c) Board Governance and Performance (1997–2014). Fund distributor oversight is the best subject.
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Michael Colen
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer, Japan - Managing Director · BlackRock
Michael Colen has been Chief Operating Officer, Japan - Managing Director at BlackRock since February 2026, and held Global Private Debt Chief Operating Officer (2023–2026) and Global Credit Chief Operating Officer (2021–2023). Other BlackRock roles were Chief of Staff to the President (2017–2021) and Americas Corporate Strategy (2016–2017). COO roles in credit, private debt and a country business give Michael two different operating views.
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Mike Collar
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer (COO), UK & Europe · BlackRock
Chief Operating Officer (COO), UK & Europe at BlackRock since February 2025, Managing Director there since 2018, and UK Chief Operating Officer from 2022 to 2025. Mike Collar was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan (2004–2018) and a Corporate Finance Executive at Cazenove & Co. (2000–2004). For questions on operations in BlackRock's UK and European business, Mike is the direct match.
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Nicolas Roc
LinkedInExperience: Global COO of Liquidity & Financing · BlackRock
Securities lending runs through four of these five BlackRock titles held by Nicolas Roc: Global COO of Liquidity & Financing within Global Markets since July 2025, Global COO of Cash Management and Securities Lending (2024–2025), Global COO of Securities Lending (2021–2024), Head of US Equity Trading for Securities Lending (2019–2021) and APAC Desk Head - Securities Lending Trading (2015–2019).
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Rob Goldstein
LinkedInExperience: Senior Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer · BlackRock
Rob Goldstein has been Senior Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer at BlackRock since 2014, a member of the Global Executive Committee and co-chair of the Global Operating Committee who helps oversee the firm's day-to-day global business. Other BlackRock roles: Head of BlackRock Solutions (2009–2023), Head of the Institutional Client Business (2012–2014), Managing Director (2001–2012) and Director (1998–2001).
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Sandra Boss
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, Global Client Business · BlackRock
Currently Senior Managing Director, Chair of BlackRock UK (since 2024), working with UK clients, corporates and policy makers and advising the head of the international business. Sandra Boss was Senior Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer, Global Client Business (2023–2024) and Global Head of Investment Stewardship (2020–2023), and served at the Bank of England on the Prudential Regulation Committee (2014–2020) and the RTGS CHAPS Board (2017–2020).
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Stephanie Smith
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Operating Officer - Equity Private Markets & BlackRock Capital Markets · BlackRock
Former Chief Operating Officer - Equity Private Markets & BlackRock Capital Markets (2021–2026). At Goldman Sachs, Stephanie Smith was Partner, Head of Consumer Wealth Management Operations (2021), Partner, Head of Alternative Investments, Structured Products and Investment Banking Operations (2020–2021), Partner, Head of Asia Operations (2016–2020) and Managing Director, Co-Head Fixed Income Derivatives, Loans Servicing & GS Bank (2011–2016). Fit for questions on private markets operations.
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Choose the right perspective
Rob Goldstein gives the firmwide operating view, and Sandra Boss and Mike Collar the client and UK and Europe side. For product shelf and distribution questions, Daniel Dunay and Jonathan Maro are the closest fits; Anthony Vitarelli covers how legal and compliance are run. Questions about a single investment business go to its COO: JJ Millard for index, Nicolas Roc for securities lending and cash, Michael Colen for credit and private debt, or Stephanie Smith for equity private markets.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a global asset manager decide whether to build, buy or partner for a new investment platform capability?
- 02What does a fund distribution partner have to show before an asset manager's operations team will onboard it?
- 03How do the COOs of index, credit and private markets businesses at one asset manager compete for the same technology and headcount budget?
About this directory
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