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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Representation data as of January 1, 2025. Some figures are rounded to nearest whole number.
Senior leaders is defined as Director and above.
Our methodology allows for employees to be represented in multiple racial/ethnic groups and thus, the sum total is greater than 100%.
Since 2017, in accordance with UK government requirements, BlackRock reports point-in-time gender pay gap data for all UK employees on an annual basis. This gives us the opportunity to understand our progress year-on-year, as well as to assess and consider our focused efforts to improve.
Gender Pay Gap Reporting is one way in which we analyze our achievement against pay fairness objectives. Across BlackRock, we are committed to continuing these efforts and taking further steps where necessary to ensure fair access to opportunities for all.
Over time, as we work to close the gender pay gap, we expect our data to fluctuate, which does not demonstrate inequality of pay but rather, an underrepresentation of women in senior, higher-paying roles.
We also complete gender pay gap reports for other EMEA locations where legally required.
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