Sue Wagner is a co-founder and Director of BlackRock, where she served as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer and was a member of the Global Executive and Operating Committees. Throughout her 25-year tenure at the firm, Ms. Wagner led strategy and corporate development and coordinated the firm’s strategic initiatives, including BlackRock’s mergers with PNC, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and Barclays Global Investors, joint ventures in Japan, China and India, the firm’s initial public offering, and the launch of the company’s technology business, BlackRock Solutions. She also co-founded and chaired BlackRock’s Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) and sponsored the Women’s Leadership Forum, which have helped propel many women into leadership positions at the firm and in the industry.
Ms. Wagner was named among Fortune magazine’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business,” included on similar lists published by the Financial Times and Crain’s New York, and honored by the National Council for Research on Women and the National Association of Corporate Directors. She graduated with honors from Wellesley College with a BA in English and economics, and earned an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago, where she received the Distinguished Alumni Award. Ms. Wagner currently serves on the Boards of Apple, BlackRock, Samsara and Color Health.
In 2023, BlackRock was named one of Fortune’s most admired companies, and ranked #1 in the Securities and Asset Management industry. BlackRock has been included in Fortune’s most admired companies since 2014. The firm was also named one of the Best Places to Work in 2023 in the U.S. and U.K. by Glassdoor. BlackRock was rated one of the 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies by Barron’s and has been included in this list since 2019. BlackRock was named one of Wall Street Journal’s Best-Managed Companies of 2022. BlackRock was also recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion after scoring 100% on the Disability Equality Index.
Today, BlackRock manages over $9 trillion and employs over 20,000 people. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets across the UK and Ireland, including the retirement savings of more than 12 million people in the UK and is a leading investor with $650 billion invested in the country. With nearly 4,000 employees across the London, Edinburgh and Dublin offices, the UK and Ireland are a key market for the firm.