Rich Cundiff

Managing Director, Legal & Compliance @BlackRock

New York, NY, US

Manage global team of 50 legal professionals supporting institutional and private fund businesses, including hedge funds, private equity, credit, infrastructure, real estate, and multi-alternatives.• Advise senior leadership on complex, business-critical matters, including strategic initiatives, new product development, organizational structure and conflicts management.• Proven track record of finding solutions to difficult problems through thoughtful legal analysis, creative thinking and a detailed understanding of the firm’s operating environment.• Transformed legal team culture from siloed to collaborative, driving efficiency and best practices and improving business partnership.• Sought out for counsel by leaders of diverse business units across the firm, including Risk & Quantitative Analysis, Financial Institutions Group, Global Public Policy Group, Global Product Group, Financial Markets Advisory and Investment Stewardship.• Member of Global Operating Committee, chaired by President and COO and made up of the firm’s most senior leaders globally, and the Firmwide Risk & Complexity Committee.

Harvard Law School

J.D.

University of Michigan

B.A., Economics