Kevin Franklin

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Mr. Kevin Franklin is a Managing Director of Systematic Equities at BlackRock Fund Advisors, at BlackRock Advisors LLC and at BlackRock Investment Management LLC.
He is responsible for BlackRock's Global Equity Strategies.
He rejoined the firm in 2010, building on five prior years of service with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009.
He joined BlackRock after a year as head of Automated Trading at Marble Bar Asset Management in London, where he was responsible for MBAM's European systematic equity long-short product.
At BGI, his previous roles include head of Portfolio Management for The 32 Capital Fund equity long-short strategy, as well as head of Market Neutral, Europe Active Equities.
Prior to joining BGI, he was a portfolio manager and trader at Horizon Asset Limited.
Mr. Franklin earned a BS degree in applied physics and history from the California Institute of Technology in 2000.

Kevin Franklin active positions

Companies	Position	Start
BlackRock Fund Advisors BlackRock Fund Advisors Investment ManagersFinance BFA uses various investment strategies and methods of analysis implemented by BlackRock’s Investment Group. The firm utilizes fixed-income strategies that are actively managed, model or index based. Their equity platform includes a broad range of products that vary according to investment style, market-cap, and geography. For cash management portfolios, the investment process emphasizes safety and liquidity over yield. Their alternative mandates focus on sourcing and managing high-alpha investments with lower correlation to public markets and developing a holistic approach to address client needs in alternatives investing. They also have Multi-Asset and Index mandates.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	01/06/2010
BlackRock Investment Management LLC BlackRock Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance BIM offers a range of investment solutions such as cash management, equity, fixed income, alternative and multi-asset strategies.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	01/01/2010
BlackRock Advisors LLC BlackRock Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance BlackRock Advisors offers investors around the world a variety of investment products that span across asset classes, market-caps, investment styles and geographic regions. Their mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, alternative, multi-asset and quantitative equity strategies.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	01/01/2010

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Former positions of Kevin Franklin

Companies	Position	End
Marble Bar Asset Management LLP Marble Bar Asset Management LLP Investment ManagersFinance Marble Bar seeks to generate strong and consistent risk-adjusted returns by focusing on the selection of equity-based securities and derivatives. The firm employs risk management as part of its portfolio management process.	Trading-Equity	31/05/2010
Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (UK) Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (UK) Regional BanksFinance Provides investment services	Portfolio Manager-Equities	31/12/2008
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance BIM-UK utilizes their market insights, global reach, proprietary technology, culture of information sharing and focus on risk management to deliver performance in all market environments. For their equity investments, the firm utilizes style-neutral (core and high performance), value and growth processes. They have combined a top-down and bottom-up approach for their fixed-income and balanced products. The fixed-income investment team specializes in market segments and focuses on quantitative analysis.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	31/05/2007
Horizon Asset LLP Horizon Asset LLP Investment ManagersFinance Horizon Asset uses a non-market directional equities investment strategy.	Trading-Equity	31/07/2005
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2002

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Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (UK) Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (UK) Regional BanksFinance Provides investment services	Finance
BlackRock Advisors LLC BlackRock Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance BlackRock Advisors offers investors around the world a variety of investment products that span across asset classes, market-caps, investment styles and geographic regions. Their mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, alternative, multi-asset and quantitative equity strategies.	Finance
Marble Bar Asset Management LLP Marble Bar Asset Management LLP Investment ManagersFinance Marble Bar seeks to generate strong and consistent risk-adjusted returns by focusing on the selection of equity-based securities and derivatives. The firm employs risk management as part of its portfolio management process.	Finance
Horizon Asset LLP Horizon Asset LLP Investment ManagersFinance Horizon Asset uses a non-market directional equities investment strategy.	Finance
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance BIM-UK utilizes their market insights, global reach, proprietary technology, culture of information sharing and focus on risk management to deliver performance in all market environments. For their equity investments, the firm utilizes style-neutral (core and high performance), value and growth processes. They have combined a top-down and bottom-up approach for their fixed-income and balanced products. The fixed-income investment team specializes in market segments and focuses on quantitative analysis.	Finance
BlackRock Investment Management LLC BlackRock Investment Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance BIM offers a range of investment solutions such as cash management, equity, fixed income, alternative and multi-asset strategies.	Finance
BlackRock Fund Advisors BlackRock Fund Advisors Investment ManagersFinance BFA uses various investment strategies and methods of analysis implemented by BlackRock’s Investment Group. The firm utilizes fixed-income strategies that are actively managed, model or index based. Their equity platform includes a broad range of products that vary according to investment style, market-cap, and geography. For cash management portfolios, the investment process emphasizes safety and liquidity over yield. Their alternative mandates focus on sourcing and managing high-alpha investments with lower correlation to public markets and developing a holistic approach to address client needs in alternatives investing. They also have Multi-Asset and Index mandates.	Finance