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Geraldine Buckingham
Senior Managing Director
Global Head of Corporate Strategy, BlackRock
Geraldine is responsible for helping BlackRock develop and implement long-term goals and respond to the competitive financial services landscape. She previously served as Head of Americas Corporate Strategy. Dr. Buckingham is a member of
the Global Executive Committee and the Global Operating Committee.
Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, Dr. Buckingham was a partner with McKinsey & Company's financial services practice based in New York. She worked primarily with large global asset managers with additional experience in wealth management and private equity, as well as functional expertise in strategy and organization.
Dr. Buckingham received the Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University, where she earned a Master of Philosophy degree in Comparative Social Policy. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degrees from Monash University.
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Madeleine Beaumont
Director, Senior Portfolio Manager – Australian Fundamental Equities,
BlackRock
Madeleine has been serving as a Senior Portfolio Manager of Australian Fundamental Equities at BlackRock since joining the firm on 1 June 2015.
She began her career in the stock-broking industry, then transferred to the buy-side at SBC Brinson, where she covered media, food and retail. Madeleine spent 11 years in London, where she broadened her experience, covering the UK and Continental European markets. She worked for SEB and for M&G, the investment arm of Prudential PLC.
While at M&G, Madeleine was rated the number 2 Consumer Analyst. She was head of European Equity research and successfully managed a Pan-European Equity Portfolio.
She is a CFA charter holder and holds a Bachelor's of Agriculture (Hons). Madeleine is also a Graduate of AICD and is involved as a non-executive director in the not for profit sector. |
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Oscar Pulido
Managing Director
Senior Product Strategist – BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, BlackRock
Mr Pulido is a senior product strategist for the BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, responsible for representing the investment team on a global basis to both retail and institutional clients.
Mr. Pulido's service with the firm dates back to 1999, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, he was the lead product manager for the retail separately managed account business. He began his career with MLIM as an asset manager advisor on the Global Sales desk.
Mr. Pulido earned a BBA degree with a concentration in finance and international business from The George Washington University in 2001 and an MBA degree from New York University's Stern School of Business in 2012. He
is fluent in Spanish.
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Jonathan Howie
Director, Head of iShares Australia
BlackRock
Jonathan Howie, Director and Head of iShares Australia. He is responsible for the management and development of the iShares exchange traded fund (ETF) business in Australia. His responsibilities include supporting iShares distribution efforts in the intermediary and institutional segments, ensuring the efficiency of the ETF capital markets environment and development and execution of business strategy.
Mr. Howie joined BlackRock in June 2011. Prior to joining BlackRock he worked at Macquarie Bank, in the equities structured products business, and more recently on the Delta 1 trading desk in Hong Kong. Prior to Macquarie, Mr. Howie was a founding director of Capital Management Exchange (CMX) where he was responsible for commercializing the firms' innovative risk management and funding solution for non-bank lenders.
Mr. Howie holds an MBA from Macquarie University and a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.
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