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10 BlackRock HR leaders
These ten current and former BlackRock HR leaders have served as managing director and director HR business partners, heads of HR for business lines and for Japan and Korea, and an EMEA HR director at BlackRock. A reader can learn how HR leaders work at BlackRock from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Hannah (Westlake) Spellman
LinkedInExperience: Director, HR Business Partner, Alternative Investments · BlackRock
Director, HR Business Partner, Alternative Investments at BlackRock since February 2024; the profile headline names the coverage as private markets. Former Vice President, HR Business Partner, Alternative Investments (2022–2024), Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Alternative Investments (2021–2022) and Associate, Talent Acquisition, Investments (2018–2020) at BlackRock.
Jackie Kelly
LinkedInExperience: Director, HR Business Partner · BlackRock
Director, HR Business Partner at BlackRock since February 2021, described as Head of HR for the Europe, Africa and Middle East client business and HR country coverage, partnering with leadership of the distribution function. Former Associate Director, HR Business Partner at Macquarie Group (2019–2021) and Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner at Deutsche Bank (2012–2018).
Julie Taffet
LinkedInExperience: Director, Human Resources Business Partner · BlackRock
Director, Human Resources Business Partner at BlackRock since January 2026, listed in Human Resources at the Director level. Former Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner (2023–2026) and Associate, Human Resources Business Partner (2019–2023) at BlackRock, and Human Resources Associate at Endeavor (2019).
Junko Mitsuyama
LinkedInExperience: Head of HR, Japan and Korea · BlackRock
Head of HR, Japan and Korea at BlackRock since May 2023; the profile headline also describes an APAC HR business partner role. Former HR Business Partner - Japan and Korea at Bloomberg (2014–2023), Human Resources Generalist at Deutsche Securities Inc (2008–2014), and HR Officer at Deutsche Bank (2003–2014).
Justine Ingram
LinkedInExperience: Global HR Business Partner, Investments, Managing Director · BlackRock
Global HR Business Partner, Investments, Managing Director at BlackRock since October 2019. Former Global Human Resources Business Partner, Investments (2016–2019), Global Human Resources Business Partner, Alpha Strategies (2012–2016), HR Business Partner, Investments, EMEA (2008–2012) and Head of Recruitment EMEA & Asia (2005–2008) at BlackRock.
Kaitlyn Twiname
LinkedInExperience: Director HR Business Partner-Investments · BlackRock
Director HR Business Partner-Investments at BlackRock since January 2024, based in London and listed in Human Resources at the Director level. Former Vice President HR Business Partner- Investments at BlackRock (2021–2023), and Human Resources Director (2020–2021) and HR Senior Manager- Asset and Wealth Management (2018–2020) at PwC.
Karen Poulton
LinkedInExperience: Former HR Director (EMEA) - Business Partnering · BlackRock
Former HR Director (EMEA) - Business Partnering at BlackRock (2023–2024), based in London; the profile headline reads HR Director - Global HR Business Partnering. Also a former Graduate Recruiter at BlackRock (2008), and Senior Human Resources Business Partner at CFC since May 2024.
Lavanya Ravichandran
LinkedInExperience: Head of HR for Investment, Product, and Client Businesses · BlackRock
Head of HR for Investment, Product, and Client Businesses at BlackRock since June 2025, listed in Human Resources at the Head level. Former Managing Director, Global HR Business Partner, BlackRock Alternatives and Client Businesses at BlackRock (2021–2025), Managing Director, Head of Talent & HR Business Partner at AQR Capital Management (2014–2021), and Global Head of Leadership & Management Development at Goldman Sachs (2011–2014).
Sindhu Kapur
LinkedInExperience: Director HR Business Partner · BlackRock
Director HR Business Partner at BlackRock since November 2024. Former HR Director - HRBP at Mastercard (2019–2024), Vice President - HRBP at IndusInd Bank (2019), and HR Business Partner at SBI Card (2015–2019). The profile describes work in performance management, talent management, employee engagement, HR operations and change management.
Victoria Didilica
LinkedInExperience: Director - HR Business Partner (Investments) · BlackRock
Director - HR Business Partner (Investments) at BlackRock since December 2024, based in London. Former Vice President - HR Business Partner (Investments) (2022–2024), Vice President - Head of EMEA Campus Recruitment (2021–2022), Vice President - Sr. Campus Recruiter (2021) and Campus Recruiting Talent Acquisition (2015–2020) at BlackRock. The profile notes membership of the British Psychological Society's Division of Organizational Psychologists.
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Match the person's coverage to your question: investment HR business partners suit questions about portfolio and investment teams, while client business and country HR leaders suit questions about distribution and regional teams. Check each person's dates to see how current their experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you partner with investment leaders on talent and team structure?
- 02What does HR coverage look like for a client business spread across many countries?
- 03How do you build an HR function for a smaller country office inside a global firm?
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