Ep 78 | The Power of Frictionless Rails with Rob Goldstein of BlackRock*

The Money Movement with Jeremy Allaire | Leaders in Blockchain, Crypto, DeFi & Financial Inclusion

With over $8.5 trillion assets under management, BlackRock* is the world’s largest money manager. Its influence on Wall Street, in Washington, and beyond, is hard to overstate. A key reason for the firm’s success is the steady hand of Rob Goldstein, the firm’s COO and Head of BlackRock Solutions. Goldstein joined BlackRock in 1994. In the years since, he’s been named twice to Fortune's "40 under 40" list and has been identified as one of the top technology entrepreneurs in the financial services industry by Institutional Investor's "Tech 50" list.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2023, Rob joined Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire for a discussion about the nature of asset management, attacking institutional inefficiencies, and the growing collaboration between Circle and BlackRock. Together, they explore how a new, frictionless infrastructure layer on the internet can generate transformative opportunities in the years to come.

Their Money Movement episode covers:

👉 [2:02] The history of BlackRock

👉 [5:01] The nature of asset management

👉 [7:26] The ultimate long-term game

👉 [11:02] The catalyzing effect of Russia’s war in Ukraine

👉 [12:44] Attacking institutional inefficiencies

👉 [15:48] A new infrastructure layer on the internet

👉 [22:35] Frictionless rails

👉 [24:42] The magic of simple strategies

If you’re interested in learning more about capital markets, the modernization of financial rails, and principles of effective asset management, tune in to this episode of The Money Movement.

*Rob Goldstein is COO and Head of BlackRock Solutions at BlackRock, which manages the Circle Reserve Fund, a registered Rule 2a-7 government money market fund.

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👉 BlackRock Bio: www.blackrock.com/corporate/about-us/leadership/rob-goldstein
About the show

The global economy is experiencing unprecedented challenges and change. Business leaders everywhere are grappling with how to transform their companies to become more digital, resilient, and efficient. As we face this change, a new global movement is building around the promise of digital currencies and blockchains — forming a new architecture for the global economy and creating new opportunities for companies everywhere.
The Money Movement explores the issues, ideas, and icons driving this transformation in how we spend, send, save, and store value.

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