Lou Rosato

Director, 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 and professionals to innovate, conceptualize, design, and execute Investment Operations and enterprise operating model and Aladdin platform strategies and vision. 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.

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 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.