Larry Fink is the Chairman and CEO of BlackRock and one of the firm's eight original founders. He co-founded BlackRock in 1988 after previously serving as a Managing Director and member of the Management Committee at First Boston Corporation. Under his leadership, BlackRock grew into a global investment management, risk management, and technology company serving institutional and individual investors. Fink holds a BA in 1974 and an MBA in 1976 from UCLA.