

Samara Cohen on Global Markets Insights With BlackRock
Apr 11, 2024
Samara Cohen, Senior managing director at BlackRock Inc. and chief investment officer, discusses the rise of ETFs, index investing, active strategies, Bitcoin ETFs, and BlackRock's potential dominance in the market. The conversation also touches on personal interests in streaming, sci-fi, and reflections on uniqueness in a financial crisis.
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Theater To Finance Journey
- Samara balanced theater arts and economics to pursue a diverse educational path.
- Her transition from theater to finance was driven by a love for math and markets' practical purpose.
Casting Is Leadership Key
- Leadership is about casting the right people in the right roles.
- Like theater directing, good leadership maximizes individual strengths and team trust.
ETFs Strengthen Market Resilience
- ETFs improved market resilience during 2022's rare equity and bond declines.
- They enhanced transparency and accessibility, especially in fixed income markets.