Stephanie Smith

Global Chief Operating Officer, Equity Private Markets and Head of Private Markets Platform at BlackRock

Speaker

Stephanie P. Smith, Managing Director, is Global Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Equity Private Markets (EPM) for BlackRock. Stephanie joined BlackRock in August 2021.

As global COO of EPM, Stephanie is responsible for the daily oversight and business operations for private markets equity investing at BlackRock, which encompasses direct private equity, real estate and secondaries. She partners with senior leaders to develop strategies, drive initiatives to bring scale to the broader EPM business and solutions that will deepen client partnerships.

Prior to BlackRock, Stephanie spent 21 years at Goldman Sachs, where she began her career on the Principal Strategies and Investment desk. Stephanie held several leadership positions across many of Goldman's core businesses across New York and Asia Pacific. Stephanie was named Managing Director in 2010 and Partner in 2018. Stephanie serves on several civic, educational and community focused boards; notably: Brick Education Foundation and the Baruch College Fund.