ALEXIS MCKEOWN: My name is Alexis McKeown. And I’m a director in digital user experience. I think the culture at BlackRock is a really different and interesting culture. It’s incredibly fast-paced, where you’re constantly being challenged, and you’re constantly kind of trying to push the envelope.
It’s also a very accepting culture. So from a diversity perspective, it’s been a really great place to be a diverse woman and a lesbian and to feel very, very comfortable being out and appreciated for who I am in a company environment.
I am very excited about the technology future. We’re now looking at bringing in artificial intelligence to supplement our help desk. And it’s true artificial intelligence, not just bots, but something that can learn and grow with the firm. I no longer feel like I’m a technology person working at a financial firm. I feel like I’m a technology person working at a technology company that also happens to do finance. And that’s pretty exciting to me.
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