Christopher J. Meade | General Counsel |
Laurence D. Fink | Chairman and CEO |
Gary S. Shedlin | CFO |
Robert S. Kapito | President |
Bill Katz | Citigroup |
Craig Siegenthaler | Credit Suisse |
Alex Blostein | Goldman Sachs |
Ken Worthington | JP Morgan |
Dan Fannon | Jefferies |
Patrick Davitt | Autonomous Research |
Michael Cyprys | Morgan Stanley |
Kaimon Chung | Evercore ISI |
Robert Lee | KBW |
Brennan Hawken | UBS |
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 Second 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.