The Blueprint – Inside the Minds of Great American Innovators Featuring Ralph Schlosstein
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In the latest installment of our series, The Blueprint, Rockefeller CEO Gregory Fleming sits down with Ralph Schlosstein, Chairman Emeritus of Evercore and Co-Founder of BlackRock. A transformative figure in modern finance, Ralph has helped shape two of Wall Street’s most influential firms. The wide-ranging interview traces his journey—from co-founding BlackRock in 1988 and building it into one of the world’s largest asset managers, to leading Evercore through a period of extraordinary growth and strategic evolution.
Ralph also reflects on his time in public service under President Carter, recalling lessons learned from navigating policy and economic challenges, and shares his views on leadership, the future of private markets, and the profound impact of artificial intelligence on business and the global economy.
Ralph Schlosstein is an existing client of RCM through the Rockefeller Global Family Office. This was a non-paid event, and the speaker did not receive any compensation for their participation.
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