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Adithya Attawar is Head of U.S. Digital Assets Products for Legal at BlackRock, a position he assumed in November 2025, having served as Director in the Digital Assets and ETFs legal function since January 2022. He sits on the leadership team for Digital Assets, with direct involvement in BlackRock's flagship digital asset products including IBIT, ETHA, and BUIDL. In his broader Director role, he has led product counsel responsibilities across BlackRock's iShares ETF suite and its digital distribution offerings, including model portfolios and Advisor Center. He has advised on all stages of the ETF product life cycle — from product development through marketing to distribution — and managed a team responsible for SEC filings covering more than 380 iShares ETFs. His legal work spans the U.S. securities law framework, including SEC filings and the 1933, 1934, and 1940 Acts, and he has negotiated and advised on strategic partnerships.

Prior to his current role, Attawar served as Vice President and iShares Product Counsel at BlackRock from January 2018 to December 2021. Before joining BlackRock, he was Legal Counsel for ETFs at Janus Capital Group in Denver from June 2016 to December 2017, and Associate Counsel at Cohen & Steers in New York from March 2014 to June 2016. He is a New York State registered attorney, admitted in 2010, and holds a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Alyssa Karchmer is Digital Assets Vice President at BlackRock, a position she assumed in January 2026. Prior to her promotion, she served as a Digital Assets Associate at the same firm from November 2023, giving her over two years of direct experience within BlackRock's digital assets function before stepping into the Vice President role.

Before joining BlackRock, Karchmer spent approximately two years at EY as Financial Services Consulting Staff focused on blockchain, where she held a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification and served as a DAO Guild leader. She subsequently held a Senior Blockchain Consultant role at EY for four months before departing in October 2023. Earlier in her career, she worked as an Associate Investment Analyst at Butcher Financial LLC, where she built client-facing financial models and analyzed private alternative investments including REITs, private equity, and private debt. She also completed a consulting internship at EY in 2020. Karchmer holds a BSBA in Finance and Operations and Supply Chain Management with a minor in International Business from Washington University in St. Louis, awarded in 2021. Her studies included an exchange semester at Singapore Management University's Lee Kong Chian School of Business and a program in Entrepreneurship at IDC Herzliya.

Anthony Ross is Head of Digital Asset Operations at BlackRock, a role he has held since March 2025. His current mandate sits within the Operations function and is focused on digital asset operations, though the specific initiatives or products within his remit are not detailed in available sources.

Ross has spent the majority of his career at BlackRock, joining initially as an intern from 2007 to 2009 across Transaction Control Group, Trade Operations, Settlements, and Claims. He returned to the firm in 2012 as an Analyst in Broker Dealer Services before progressing through a series of roles in Investment Operations, reaching Vice President in 2017 and Director in 2021. From June 2023 to March 2025, he served as Director of Post Trade Transformation, based in Wilmington, Delaware. Prior to rejoining BlackRock in 2012, he held a brief Operations Analyst position at Independence Energy. Ross holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Drexel University, where he studied from 2006 to 2011.

Brian Dunlap is Director, Lead Strategist – Thematic, Alpha & Digital Assets ETFs at BlackRock, based in Princeton, New Jersey. He has held this role since December 2023, partnering with BlackRock's sales teams to deliver market intelligence, product expertise, and portfolio insights to both Wealth and Institutional clients. His mandate covers thematic investment areas including Artificial Intelligence and Geopolitics, as well as Alpha Equities and Digital Assets ETFs. He also carries the title of Senior Digital Assets Strategist. In addition to client engagement, he delivers keynote presentations at conferences and large-scale events, and leads a product strategist team as part of his leadership remit.

Dunlap has been at BlackRock for over 18 years in total. His work focuses on portfolio construction across ETFs, mutual funds, and liquid alternatives, with a stated emphasis on helping clients build deliberate and diversified portfolios. He engages with institutions and financial advisors both domestically and internationally. He holds the CIMA® and CBDA® designations. His educational background includes a Finance degree from Penn State University, with minors in International Business, Spanish, and International Studies.

Carl Forsberg is a former Vice President, Head of Accounts at Axoni, where he oversaw the customer success and accounts teams and served as business lead for OTC derivatives. In September 2021, in his capacity as Head of OTC Markets at Axoni, he announced BlackRock's adoption of Veris, Axoni's distributed ledger network for equity swaps. The Axoni platform enables all parties on a trade to match and confirm trade terms upfront and remain synchronized on post-trade events — including amendments, positions, and cash flows — across the lifecycle of the swap. BlackRock integrated the platform through its Aladdin operating system, joining existing network participants Citi and Goldman Sachs.

Prior to Axoni, Forsberg worked in institutional securities at Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank. He holds a master's degree in energy, trade and finance from Bayes Business School and a bachelor's degree from Boston College.

Erin Armstrong has 13 years of experience in the finance industry, currently working at Longbow Capital. She holds education credentials from the Canadian Securities Institute.

Haytham Mousa is VP, Digital Assets & Commodities Product Strategy, iShares EMEA at BlackRock, based in London, a role he took up in November 2025. His mandate sits within the iShares EMEA product function, covering digital assets and commodities product strategy.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Mousa spent over six years at the Bank of England in London, where he held two successive roles: Senior Analyst in Valuation and Market Intelligence from March 2019, and then Manager in Investment Banks Analysis and Supervision and Market Intelligence from May 2021 until October 2025. Before that, he was a Senior Consultant in Financial Markets Technology at IHS Markit from September 2015 to March 2019. Earlier in his career he worked briefly as an Economic Analyst at The Portland Trust and as a Financial Executive at Paltel, the Palestinian telecommunications company. No educational background is referenced in the available source material.

James Napleton is Managing Director at BlackRock, a position he has held since November 1999. He is based in the Greater Brighton and Hove Area in the United Kingdom.

Prior to BlackRock, Napleton worked as a Business Analyst at Digital Equipment Corporation in Reading, United Kingdom, from August 1994 to October 1999. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in French and Politics from the University of Bristol, where he studied from 1989 to 1993.

Jim Dear is Digital Assets Vice President at BlackRock, a position he assumed in July 2025. Prior to moving into digital assets, he served as Derivatives Vice President at BlackRock from January 2023 to July 2025, and before that as a Derivatives Associate from June 2016 to January 2023, giving him close to nine years of derivatives experience within the firm's Finance & Accounting function.

Before joining BlackRock, Dear spent approximately four and a half years at J.P. Morgan across several roles. As an External Reporting Analyst in the Corporate & Investment Bank from January 2013 to June 2016, he managed more than 300 Regulation W transactions with an exposure of $20 billion across 24 groups, liaised with Corporate Treasury to monitor a $25 billion Regulation W allocation, and approved an estimated $500 million of trades daily for Regulation K compliance. Earlier at J.P. Morgan, he worked as a Tax Settlements Consultant monitoring interest payments on cash collateral globally, and as a Repurchase Analyst managing margin calls and collateral compliance. He is based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. No educational background is stated in the available source material.

Nikhil S. is Director, Digital at BlackRock, based in London, a role he has held since December 2025. His remit sits within the Digital function at BlackRock, focused on digital assets.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Nikhil spent nearly three years at J.P. Morgan in Hong Kong, where he served as Head of Growth for Kinexys Digital Assets (formerly Onyx Digital Assets), J.P. Morgan's digital assets platform. Before that role, he held positions as Executive Director and Senior Product Manager, and Vice President and Product Manager, both within J.P. Morgan's digital assets and blockchain operations in Hong Kong. From March 2019 to October 2020, he was Vice President in the CIB Blockchain Centre of Excellence at J.P. Morgan. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Wealth Management Advisor covering alternative investments at SinoPac Securities (Asia) Limited in Hong Kong from October 2016 to February 2019. His LinkedIn profile notes prior involvement in the blockchain product and strategy team at J.P. Morgan Chase. His total professional experience spans approximately 18 years and 11 months.

Nikhil Sharma is a Director on the Digital Assets team at BlackRock, based in the UK, focused on the firm's international digital assets initiatives across cryptoassets, stablecoins and tokenized assets.

Nogie Udevbulu is Global Head of Research and Analytics for ETF and Index Investing (EII) at BlackRock, where she is responsible for advancing thought leadership and delivering insights through research, data science, and technology for the ETF and Index business. She holds a DACFP certification in Blockchain and Digital Assets (Financial Professional Track), issued August 2025, and has posted publicly about BlackRock's digital assets initiatives, including the launch of the BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index, a product developed in partnership with Delaware Life Insurance Company designed to give policyholders exposure to digital assets within an indexed annuity structure.

Prior to BlackRock, Udevbulu was Global Head of Data & Innovation Markets Strategy at Bank of America, where she oversaw the Global Index Team, providing thought leadership to index providers and asset management firms and developing products that combined equity index and ETF knowledge with trade execution intelligence. She received the 2023 Excellence in Asset Management award from Markets Media Finance and was inducted into Diversity Woman's 2023 Elite 100. In 2020, she received the Seed of Fortune HerWallStreet Award and an Honorary Recognition from Boys Hope Girls Hope New York. She is a board member of the Forte Foundation and Graham Windham, and a certified life coach. She holds a BBA from Baruch College (City University of New York) and an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, and has completed executive education at Harvard Business School. She also holds FINRA Series 7 and Series 24 licenses.

Robbie Mitchnick is Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock, where he is a member of the Corp Exec-COO Executive team. He is responsible for driving BlackRock's digital assets strategy, including working with internal business units to develop and execute strategic initiatives around digital assets. He serves as a prominent spokesperson for BlackRock's approach to digital assets, commenting publicly on market structure, institutional demand, and the role of digital assets in traditional finance. He is one of the authors of the BlackRock paper "Bitcoin: A Unique Diversifier," co-authored with Samara Cohen and Russell Brownback.

Prior to BlackRock, Mitchnick worked at CPP Investment Board in Public Markets and Private Investments. He also held a role at Ripple, during which he co-authored "A Fundamental Valuation Framework for Cryptoassets" with economist and John Bates Clark medal winner Susan Athey. He holds BA and BCOM degrees from Queen's University and an MBA from Stanford, where he graduated as an Arjay Miller Scholar and the Robichek Award winner in Finance. He also holds a Blockchain Technologies Certification from MIT Sloan and is a CFA Charterholder.

Robert Mitchnick, also known as Robbie Mitchnick, is Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock. He is responsible for driving BlackRock's digital assets strategy, working with internal business units to develop and execute strategic initiatives involving distributed ledger technology and digital assets. He serves on the Corp Exec-COO Executive team. He leads the firm's global strategy, product development, and business operations for its digital asset offerings, including the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). In March 2026, he was involved in the launch of BlackRock's ETHB staked ether ETF. He is a co-author of BlackRock's whitepaper "Bitcoin: A Unique Diversifier," alongside Samara Cohen and Russell Brownback.

Prior to BlackRock, Mitchnick worked at CPP Investment Board in Public Markets and Private Investments, and at Ripple, where he co-authored "A Fundamental Valuation Framework for Cryptoassets" with economist Susan Athey, winner of the John Bates Clark medal. Earlier in his career, he worked in management consulting at Monitor Deloitte. Mitchnick holds BA and BCom degrees from Queen's University and an MBA from Stanford, where he graduated as an Arjay Miller Scholar and received the Robichek Award in Finance. He also holds a Blockchain Technologies Certification from MIT Sloan and is a CFA Charterholder.

Samara Cohen is Global Head of Market Development at BlackRock, where she works to shape the evolution of market structure to support investor access and product innovation. She is a Senior Managing Director and a member of the firm's Global Executive Committee (GEC). In this role, she works with stakeholders across the capital markets structure, including investors, academics, market makers, trading venues and service providers. Her cross-functional mandate involves Global Corporate Affairs, Global Product Solutions, BlackRock Global Markets & Index Investments, and Digital Assets, with a focus on advancing market structure priorities on behalf of investors. She is a member of the GEC Investment Subcommittee and the GEC Talent Subcommittee, serves as GEC sponsor for BlackRock's Women's Initiative & Allies Network (WIN), and is Co-Head of the Global Diversity Steering Committee (GDSC). She also sits on the Board of Directors of the Securities Industry Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the Board of the BlackRock Foundation.

Previously, Cohen served as Chief Investment Officer of ETF and Index Investments at BlackRock, leading teams responsible for market quality and investment integrity across BlackRock's index funds and iShares ETFs. Prior to rejoining BlackRock in 2015, she was a Managing Director in the Securities Division of Goldman Sachs, where she built and led the Global Market Transition team, developing and delivering client solutions in the post-2008 regulatory and market structure environment. She also served as Chief Operating Officer of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities Americas Sales at Goldman Sachs. She first joined BlackRock in 1993 as an analyst in the Institutional Client Business. In 2023 and 2024, she was named one of American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Finance. She has appeared on Barron's Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance list for four consecutive years, and in 2025 received the Women's Bond Club Merit Award. She holds a BS Econ in Finance from the Wharton School, a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Scott Moskowitz is Head of Digital Asset Lab at BlackRock, a position he has held since January 2022. In this role, he is responsible for Aladdin's digital asset product and engineering functions, executing on the firm's highest digital asset initiatives.

Moskowitz has spent his entire career at BlackRock, joining in August 2010 as an Aladdin Client Services Analyst. He subsequently moved into implementation management, where he spent nearly six years overseeing Aladdin deployments and supporting pre-sales across the Americas, including 3.5 years focused specifically on Latin America. From 2019 to 2020, he relocated to London to lead the Aladdin implementation for a $200 billion global asset manager operating across nine countries. In 2021, he served as Head of Product for Aladdin Studio APIs, responsible for building out that product's API suite. His current role leading the Digital Asset Lab followed in January 2022. Aladdin is BlackRock's investment management platform, supporting risk analytics, portfolio management, trading, and operations. Moskowitz holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, where he studied from 2006 to 2010.

Shivam Bajpayi is Senior Blockchain Engineer at BlackRock, a position he has held since January 2025, leading engineering for the firm's tokenization initiatives. He joined BlackRock's Digital Assets Lab at its inception in February 2021 and spent the intervening years as a Blockchain Developer directly responsible for implementing BlackRock's digital assets strategies and blockchain research.

Prior to his current role, Bajpayi conducted blockchain research at Purdue University, where he worked on a supply chain application for the automobile industry using Hyperledger Fabric and researched confidentiality and integrity of data within Fabric-based applications. He holds a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics from Purdue University, graduating in May 2020, with specializations in security, programming languages, and machine intelligence. His research focus has included blockchain systems, multi-party computation frameworks, and applied cryptography.

Shreya Adiraju is Global Strategy, Policy, and Product Lead for AI, Digital Assets, and Index Investing Technologies at BlackRock, a position she has held since February 2021. Her mandate covers digital assets — including tokenization, stablecoins, and crypto asset products — AI applications in asset management, and index investing technologies. Her work spans internal strategy development and execution, as well as external engagement with policymakers, trade associations, institutions, and academics to influence industry standards and shape adoption of new technologies in capital markets.

Before moving into her current role, Adiraju served as Strategic Advisor and Chief of Staff to BlackRock's Global Head of ETF and Index Investments from March 2019 to February 2021, and prior to that worked in Institutional Sales within the iShares business from September 2017 to March 2019. Earlier in her career, she held a role as Director of Data, Strategy, and Grants at Aim for Seva, a nonprofit focused on education access in rural India. She holds an MBA with concentrations in International Business Diplomacy and Entrepreneurship from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, a BBA with concentrations in Finance and Data and Decision Sciences from Emory University, and studied Finance at Handelshögskolan i Stockholm.

Thomas Chevallier is Director, Digital Assets at BlackRock, a position he has held since July 2025, based in New York. His role sits within the Product department.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Chevallier spent approximately six years at McKinsey & Company, where he progressed from Engagement Manager to Associate Partner before departing in September 2024. At McKinsey, his work spanned commercial transformations, go-to-market strategy, product strategy for financial institutions, data strategy in insurance, and GenAI application development. He also completed a summer MBA internship at Amazon in Seattle in 2017. He holds a degree from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Tony Ashraf is Managing Director at BlackRock, holding two concurrent roles: Global Head of Digital Asset Transformation, a position he has held since January 2023, and Head of Technology & Operations Middle East & Africa, which he assumed in May 2025. Both roles are based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

In his digital asset mandate, Ashraf works across BlackRock internally and with external industry partners to apply blockchain and distributed ledger technology to traditional operating models, with a focus on partnerships, scale creation, and product development. His responsibilities include DLT-based market infrastructure, tokenisation, and the development of institutional-grade crypto asset solutions. BlackRock's digital asset initiatives during his tenure include IBIT, a Bitcoin ETF that reached $25.4B AUM, and BUIDL, an on-chain institutional money market fund that exceeded $1.95B in total value locked. Ashraf has publicly stated that a core strategic focus has been targeting crypto-native participants already operating on-chain, rather than traditional finance converts, to reduce the barrier to entry for institutional digital asset products. Prior to BlackRock, he held roles at Morgan Stanley and Barclays, spanning operations, technology, project management, business management, and client service functions across the UK, Japan, China, Singapore, and Hungary.

Yudhveer Chaudhry is a Managing Director and Global Head of Emerging Markets, FX, Commodities and Digital Assets Trading at BlackRock, based in New York. He has held this role since February 2023, with a mandate spanning emerging markets, foreign exchange, commodities, and digital assets trading on a global basis.

Chaudhry has spent the majority of his career at BlackRock. Prior to his current position, he served as Managing Director and Head of North American FX and Emerging Markets Trading from January 2015 to April 2017, and before that as Director and Head of North American FX Trading from January 1998 to December 2014. His skills include portfolio management, risk management, foreign exchange options, and asset management. He holds a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, where he studied from 1989 to 1993.