Blake Grossman was the chief executive officer of

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, the investment management arm of

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, the

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financial institution.

Biography

Blake Grossman is a native of

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, California (outside of Los Angeles). He earned his master's degree in economics from Stanford in 1985, where he studied under William Sharpe, the

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-winning economist. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Barclays Global Investors, the institutional asset management subsidiary of Barclays PLC. In June it was announced that

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Inc had reached an agreement to acquire Barclays Global Investors. Upon closing of that transaction, Grossman became a Vice Chairman of

, overseeing the firms Index and Scientific Active investment business, only to leave one year later.Bhaktavatsalam, Sree Vidya
Blackrocks Blake Grossman will leave Firm one year after BGI Acquisition
January 2011, bloomberg.com. Retrieved February 2011

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