Christopher Meade | General Counsel |
Gary Shedlin | Chief Financial Officer |
Laurence Fink | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Brian Bedell | Deutsche Bank |
Dan Fannon | Jefferies |
Michael Cyprys | Morgan Stanley |
Craig Siegenthaler | Credit Suisse |
Alexander Blostein | Goldman Sachs |
Robert Lee | KBW |
Good morning. My name is Jerome, and I will be your conference facilitator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the BlackRock, Incorporated First Quarter 2021 Earnings Teleconference.
Our hosts for today's call will be Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurence D. Fink; Chief Financial Officer, Gary S.