Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2015; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2014; Associate of BlackRock, Inc. from 2009 to 2010; Associate of Barclays Global Investors from 2008 to 2009; Senior Manager of American Express from 2004 to 2008; research professional at the Center for Interuniversity Research and Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO) from 2002 to 2006.

Peter Tsang, CAIA, is a Director who leads the US Index Asset Allocation team within the MASS PM team for Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions. The Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions (MASS) team is the investment group at the heart of BlackRock’s portfolio construction, asset allocation, and active management ecosystem. Mr. Tsang’s service with the firm began in 2006, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, he was a Portfolio Manager in the Client Solutions Portfolio Management Group responsible for managing LifePath, sub-advised Asset Allocation, iShares 529, and other Defined Contribution portfolios. Previously, he was responsible for managing multi-asset Fund of Funds and custom mandates and also led a team of market data analysts. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Tsang was a Market Data Manager at Capco. Mr. Tsang earned a BA degree in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA degree from Berkeley Haas.

Michael Pensky, CFA, Vice President and Associate, is a researcher and portfolio manager in the GTAA team. The team is responsible for managing global tactical asset allocation products with custom client preferences and constraints. Mr. Pensky’s service with the firm dates back to 2011. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Pensky held a trading desk strategist position in Morgan Stanley’s Securitized Products Group and had worked as a senior analyst in Foreign Exchange Sales & Trading at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.