Barbara G. Novick, Vice Chairman and co-founder, is a member of BlackRock’s Global Executive Committee, Enterprise Risk Committee, and Geopolitical Risk Committee. From the inception of the firm in 1988 to 2008, Ms. Novick headed the Global Client Group and oversaw global business development, marketing and client service across equity, fixed income, liquidity, alternative investment, and real estate products for institutional and individual investors and their intermediaries worldwide. Since 2009, Ms. Novick has overseen the firm’s efforts globally for public policy in addition to managing its investment stewardship efforts from 2018 to 2020. Ms. Novick has authored numerous articles on asset management and public policy issues. Ms. Novick is a member of MSCI’s Editorial Advisory Board, Center for Financial Stability Advisory Board, Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership Advisory Board, and Peterson Institute for International Economics Board of Directors. Ms. Novick earned a BA, cum laude, in economics from Cornell University.