Who We Are
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joseph Craven: Founder and Director
Joe retired from BlackRock at the end of 2019, after a 30+ year career in financial services. Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s wealth business from 2011 to 2016, Joe led BlackRock’s iShares wealth business, where he was responsible for distribution of iShares ETF’s to financial advisors. Joe also led U.S. retirement policy for BlackRock.
Robert Job, CFA, Founder and Director
Rob is currently Head of Corporate Development and Strategy at Altrinsic Global Advisors. Previously, Rob spent 13 years as the Head of Global Distribution for PanAgora Asset Management, also serving as member of the executive management team. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Anchor Capital in Boston, MA, acts as as strategic advisor to several asset management and financial service technology firms, and is an Adjunct Professor at the Gerrish School of Business, Endicott College.
Joseph Gennaco, Founder and Director
Joe retired from BNY Mellon in 2018 and formed JPG Consulting to provide consulting and other services to those in financial services sector. Joe was President of The Boston Company, as well as Chief Operating Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management.
Kaitlyn Fischer, Director
A first-generation professional, Katie is currently a Director at BlackRock in US Wealth Advisory, focused on innovative investment product delivery to the intermediated retail market. Katie graduated from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
Emily Pachuta, Director
A former Chief Marketing & Analytics Officer, Americas at Invesco, Emily is an accomplished marketing, data, analytics and digital executive, building and advancing those disciplines at multiple Fortune 500 firms. An expert in the financial services industry, she led multi-year marketing transformations through complex industry disruptions and M&A and built leading brands and state-of-the-industry data, analytics and digital capabilities to accelerate revenue and client loyalty. Emily earned a BA from Yale University and an MFA from New York University.
Bill Dunigan, Director
Bill is currently a Director at BlackRock, where he is a Senior Relationship Manager for key RIAs within the US Wealth Advisory business. After starting his career in Sports Marketing, Bill shifted to Financial Services, joining BlackRock’s marketing organization in 2007. At BlackRock, Bill has held several marketing and sales leadership positions prior to his current client-facing role. He graduated with a degree in politics from Princeton University and resides on the South Shore of Boston with his wife and three daughters.
Ashley McManus, Director
Ashley is Vice President of Client Relationship Management at InvestCloud, responsible for partnering with new & existing client relationships to achieve the goals of helping clients grow & expand their business and increase overall relationship success and adoption. She has worked in relationship management for over 15 years and has over 10 years in financial services. Prior to her current role, Ashley was VP Strategic Relationship Management at Vestmark, Strategic Enterprise Consultant at Envestnet and an Account Executive at SEI. She is a proud graduate of Providence College with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing.
MENTORS
Christopher Bendel, Director, BlackRock
Dylan Essandoh, Wells Fargo
Molly Firr, Bank of America
Kate Fulton, Managing Director, Black Rock
Lauren Goldfarb, Mercer
Kristen Jaconi, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California (2021)
Maeve Luparello, Goldman Sachs
Laura McDonough, CFA, Director, SCS Financial (2021)
Salma Mgawe, Director, Invesco
Joanne Medero, Board Member, Nuveen Funds
Rachel Schleicher, BlackRock
Ric Thomas, Senior Advisor, The World Bank, and Professor, Sawyer School of Business, Suffolk University
Jason Windawi, Ph.D Rock Labs (2022)
Melissa Zhang, Kennedy Fellow, John F. Kennedy School, Harvard University (2021)
All Board Members of Sapere Aude are also mentors.