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What I Wish I Knew: Career Conversations with BlackRock

Wednesday, October 30, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Webinar
294 attending
Sponsored by
BlackRock
BlackRock
What I Wish I Knew: Career Conversations with BlackRock
WEBINAR
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
Sponsored by
BlackRock
BlackRock

Event details

Join us for a webinar on climbing the corporate ladder—where we’ll explore key strategies for advancing your career in today's competitive work environment. Learn how to enhance your leadership skills and build your personal brand to position yourself for success. We’re talking with members of BlackRock’s Aladdin Group to get their best actionable advice on navigating corporate dynamics and setting clear goals for career growth. Aladdin is BlackRock’s end-to-end investment management and operations platform, which unifies the investment process through a common data language, providing insights and supporting business transformation. Whether you're just starting out or are more tenured, this webinar will provide valuable tools to help you reach the next level.

In this webinar, you’ll learn about:

  • The top leadership skills you need to thrive in a corporate career

  • How to develop and hone new corporate skills, including recommended resources for upskilling

  • Tips for navigating how to network in the corporate world

  • How to ask for a promotion or raise to advance in your career


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Meet the speakers

Jing Chen, Director, Aladdin Engineering, BlackRock

Jing Chen

Director, Aladdin Engineering, BlackRock

Jing Chen

Director, Aladdin Engineering, BlackRock

Jing Chen leads Aladdin Product Service Engineering(APSE) within BlackRock Solutions, which is responsible for delivering technology solutions to support BRS business operations for scale and efficiency. Jing also plays a key role in leading and supporting the Aladdin Ecosystem and iHub Atlanta site initiatives. Jing holds a BS in Computer Science from Columbia University, a BA in Mathematics from Lewis & Clark College, an MS in Computer Science from Oregon Health and Science University, and an MBA from Terry College of Business, ...

Emily Clark, Associate, Aladdin Global Talent Lead, BlackRock

Emily Clark

Associate, Aladdin Global Talent Lead, BlackRock

Emily Clark

Associate, Aladdin Global Talent Lead, BlackRock

Emily Clark is the Global Talent Lead for Aladdin Data, owning the Talent Strategy. She oversees the employee lifecycle through a keen focus on career development, employee sentiment, and succession planning. Emily focuses on the Employee Experience by enhancing connectivity across the globe as the Global Chair of the Aladdin Data Culture and Connectivity Committee. In her current role, she is dedicated to creating transparency around talent processes and evolving efficiencies to enable talent to achieve their career goals. Emily has a ...

Akeime Leachman, Vice President, Aladdin COO Team, BlackRock

Akeime Leachman

Vice President, Aladdin COO Team, BlackRock

Akeime Leachman

Vice President, Aladdin COO Team, BlackRock

Akeime Leachman, Vice President, is a member of the Aladdin COO Team. He focuses on People & Talent strategy and business management across Aladdin's six pillars. He is located in the Atlanta iHub. Akeime currently serves a regional chair for the AMRS region of the Black Professionals and Allies Network (BPN) and was previously a co-lead for BPN Atlanta and member of the Associate Arena leadership team. He is a current board member of a local non-profit: Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Akeime earned his MBA with a focus in Executive ...

Jing Chen, Director, Aladdin Engineering, BlackRock

Jing Chen

Director, Aladdin Engineering, BlackRock

Jing Chen leads Aladdin Product Service Engineering(APSE) within BlackRock Solutions, which is responsible for delivering technology solutions to support BRS business operations for scale and efficiency. Jing also plays a key role in leading and supporting the Aladdin Ecosystem and iHub Atlanta site initiatives. Jing holds a BS in Computer Science from Columbia University, a BA in Mathematics from Lewis & Clark College, an MS in Computer Science from Oregon Health and Science University, and an MBA from Terry College of Business, University of Georgia. Jing holds two technical patents: 1. Systems and Methods for Providing Dynamic Utility Consumption Ratings (2013) 2. SEP2.0 Extension to support program files - Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Coordinating Utility Meter Program Files (2011).
Emily Clark, Associate, Aladdin Global Talent Lead, BlackRock

Emily Clark

Associate, Aladdin Global Talent Lead, BlackRock

Emily Clark is the Global Talent Lead for Aladdin Data, owning the Talent Strategy. She oversees the employee lifecycle through a keen focus on career development, employee sentiment, and succession planning. Emily focuses on the Employee Experience by enhancing connectivity across the globe as the Global Chair of the Aladdin Data Culture and Connectivity Committee. In her current role, she is dedicated to creating transparency around talent processes and evolving efficiencies to enable talent to achieve their career goals. Emily has a Masters degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology from The University of Georgia.
Akeime Leachman, Vice President, Aladdin COO Team, BlackRock

Akeime Leachman

Vice President, Aladdin COO Team, BlackRock

Akeime Leachman, Vice President, is a member of the Aladdin COO Team. He focuses on People & Talent strategy and business management across Aladdin's six pillars. He is located in the Atlanta iHub. Akeime currently serves a regional chair for the AMRS region of the Black Professionals and Allies Network (BPN) and was previously a co-lead for BPN Atlanta and member of the Associate Arena leadership team. He is a current board member of a local non-profit: Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Akeime earned his MBA with a focus in Executive Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University and Bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University and Keiser University. He has certificates from McKinsey and Company's Management Accelerator Program and University of South Florida's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Program.

Sponsored by BlackRock

BlackRock
BlackRock is a global asset manager. We help investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. Our founding mission was to establish a firm that thinks differently about managing investment risks to best serve our clients, and this is still at our core today. We challenge businesses to reach higher standards. We use technology to think beyond what’s possible. We provide investment solutions for every need. We aim to simplify a complex world. We help chart paths towards financial health. We are BlackRock, and we are invested in your financial well-being.

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