Our Global Talent & Culture
We believe that maintaining a strong corporate culture is an important component of our human capital management practices and critical to our long-term success. Our culture is underpinned by five core principles that unify our workforce and guide how we interact with our employees, our clients, the communities in which we operate and our other stakeholders: (1) We are a fiduciary to our clients; (2) We are One BlackRock (1BLK); (3) We are passionate about performance; (4) We take emotional ownership; and (5) We are committed to a better future.
Inclusion is the foundation of our culture, driving us towards collective success.
Co-Lead Global Talent and Culture
We take deliberate steps to reach top talent
Delivering for our clients requires attracting the best people from across the world. We are committed to creating an environment that supports top talent and fosters diverse perspectives to avoid groupthink. Creating a connected and inclusive culture where people with new ideas and fresh perspectives can thrive is core to our 1BLK principle. These values have been fundamental to BlackRock since its founding 37 years ago.
Employee networks
Our global networks are dynamic communities built on shared experiences and affinities. They offer employees the opportunity to enhance and continually shape our culture. Employee networks are sponsored by executive leaders and designed by employees, for all employees.
A snapshot of our programs
Global returnship programs
The BlackRock Returnship Program is a six-month opportunity modeled after an internship, with a path to full-time employment after successful completion. Returners take career breaks for a multitude of reasons, including to address caretaking responsibilities or medical issues. Returnship programs give people who have left the workforce for 18 months or more a clear path to rejoin.
Global veteran transition programs
The U.S. Veterans Transition Program is designed to support veterans transitioning from military to civilian careers through a six-month program. The Military Veterans and Elite Athletes Program in the UK is designed to support military veterans as well as athletes transitioning into corporate careers.
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Data as of 01/01/2026; data from the “Count Me In” campaign; percentages shown based on disclosure rates and totals may add to >100% due to employees self-identifying in
multiple races/ethnicities; LGBTQ+ includes anyone who identifies as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, queer, non-binary or other; Military / Veteran includes anyone who
identifies as a protected or non-protected Veteran classification or who served in a military; Disability includes anyone who identifies as having a disability; Socio-economic
background (UK only) based on responses to household earner occupation, school types, free school meals and parental university attendance; local talent (Hong Kong only)
based on selections including Hong Kong passport holder, born in Hong Kong, permanent resident of Hong Kong, attended local government or international school for majority
of schooling between 6-16 years of age in Hong Kong or are a Cantonese speaker / understand Cantonese to an advanced level. “Boomerang” employees are employees who
previously worked at BlackRock as a Full-Time Employee (FTE), had a minimum 150‑daybreak in employment, and returned as an FTE, excludes intern‑to‑analyst conversions,
contingent worker (CWK) to permanent conversions and acquisitions.
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