Lou Rosato

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Lou Rosato, Director, is a member of BlackRock's Global Investment Operations Leadership. He oversees Industry Engagement and Strategy in partnership with Blackrock’s Counterparties, Custodians, Third-Party Providers, Industry Organizations, Utilities and Clients. Lou works closely with BlackRock’s leadership to innovate, conceptualize, design, and execute Investment Operations and enterprise operating model. He’s responsible for aligning external partners to advance change and drive industry leading innovations and best practice for the benefit of BlackRock’s Clients and Stakeholders. Before taking on his current role, Mr. Rosato lead the Global Trade Operations Teams in the US and EMEA. In previous roles at BlackRock he was regional Head of Fixed Income, Derivatives, Foreign Exchange and Equity Trade Operations, as well Co-Head of the firms Retail Separately Managed Account Operation and served previously on the firms Trading and Product Resource Oversight Committees. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2004, Mr. Rosato was with Jennison Associates, LLC where he was responsible for establishing and managing the firms Retail SMA Trading and Operations Teams. He performed similar roles for 1838 Investment Advisors and Rittenhouse Financial Services. He began his career in 1987 as an Operations Analyst with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and worked for Dean Witter in Equity Specialist and FX Broker exchange floor operations roles on the PHLX. Mr. Rosato is a Member and previous Chairperson of the Investment Company Institute Securities Operations Advisory Committee. He is a Member of the SIFMA Operations and Technology and AMG Executive and Steering Committees, and active participant, Committee Member and Co-Chair of several SIFMA AMG, ISITC, SWIFT, FIA and FIX Trading Community and Industry Working Groups. He is a current Board Member of ISITC and FIX Protocol, and previously represented BlackRock on the OMGEO Regional Advisory Council in the Americas and Co-Chairperson of the Industry Working Group formed by DTCC, ICI, SIFMA, and Industry Participants to analyze and plan for T2 Settlement Compression in the US. He earned a BS degree in Business Administration from Widener University