Laurence Fink | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Gary Shedlin | Chief Financial Officer |
Robert Kapito | President |
Christopher Meade | General Counsel |
Craig Siegenthaler | Credit Suisse |
Glenn Schorr | Evercore ISI |
Bill Katz | Citi |
Michael Cyprys | Morgan Stanley |
Brian Bedell | Deutsche Bank |
Michael Carrier | Bank of America |
Chris Harris | Wells Fargo |
Patrick Davitt | Autonomous Research |
Good morning. My name is Jamie and I will be your conference facilitator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the BlackRock Incorporated First Quarter 2018 Earnings Teleconference.
Our host for today’s call will be Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurence D. Fink; Chief Financial Officer, Gary S.