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Across the globe, from consumer products to financial markets— technology today, is a living thing that breathes change. The Never Done by Aladdin® podcast highlights stories about innovation, transformation, and technology—for and by the Aladdin community.

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Meet the host: Meera Jessa

Meera Jessa brings deep client insights and a tech-forward mindset to her role as Head of Aladdin Client Engagement for the Americas at BlackRock. In conversation with global leaders, she explores how tech is transforming investment management—solving real-world challenges for a future that’s never done evolving.

Built to scale: Rewiring asset management through technology with TCW

Melissa Stolfi, Global COO at TCW, and Meera Jessa, discuss how TCW is modernizing its operating platform through technology and strategic partnerships to drive growth. Against a backdrop of market volatility, Melissa outlines the firm’s expansion into private markets and its evolution toward a whole portfolio approach to drive long-term growth.

Apr 27, 2026|26 minutes listen

Brian Foster, Global Head of Crypto-as-a-Service, Government, ETFs, Coinbase, and Robert Mitchnick, Head of Digital Assets, BlackRock, discuss the institutionalization of digital assets and how partnerships are reshaping markets.

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Mar 29, 2026|26 minutes listen

Laura Kayrouz, Senior Partner and Global Co-Head of Investments - Asset & Wealth Management Consulting, Alpha FMC, and Timothy Garbien, Head of Aladdin Business Development for the Americas, a total portfolio approach for asset managers.

Feb 16, 2026|27 minutes listen

Ben Keeler, Partner, Citisoft, and Cameron Skinner, Global Head of Solutions Engineering for the Aladdin business, discuss how asset managers are rethinking operating models—moving to data‑centric foundations and modular architectures.

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Dive into past episodes

Jan 12, 2026|29 minutes listen

Kate Hill, Global Head of Trading, Aviva Investors, and Kamya Somasundaram, Global Head of Aladdin Partnerships & Trading Product Marketing, explore the evolution of trading and the importance of ecosystem development in a rapidly changing market.

Jun 18, 2025|22 minutes listen

Meera Jessa and Sudhir Nair explore how tech is reshaping industries and the way we live and work. Sudhir shares how innovation—especially in data and AI—will transform investment management, talent, client needs, and public and private markets.

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Oct 16, 2025|20 minutes listen

Chris Scott-Hansen, Managing Director and Head of Investment Advisory at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, and Woo Fung Kwong, Managing Director, Chief Strategic Advisor to Aladdin discuss risk management in the wealth space.

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Feb 17, 2025|20 minutes listen

Torsten von Bartenwerffer, Chief Executive Officer, Fisch Asset Management, and René Villiger, Director, Aladdin Client Engagement, discuss the evolution of the asset management industry in Europe, Fisch’s approach to growth consolidation and more.

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Jan 27, 2025|9 minutes listen

Samuel Rundle, Head of Financial Markets Investments at Ingka Investments, and Tarek Chouman, Global Head of the Aladdin Client Business, discuss transparency in diversification, sustainable investing, and how AI could reshape the financial industry.

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Jan 16, 2025|9 minutes listen

Christopher Napoli, Head of Wealth & Asset Management, Snowflake, and Richard Newman, General Manager, Aladdin Studio, discuss the key role of data, the advancements in technology for better data sharing, and the importance of data integrity.

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Nov 15, 2024|20 minutes listen

Adrian Crockett, General Manager, Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services, and Syril Smith Garson, Head of Product for AI, discuss the capabilities needed to support copilots—and explore the future of data integration and multimodal AI.

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Nov 11, 2024|17 minutes listen

Adrian Crockett, General Manager, Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services, and Syril Smith Garson, Head of Product for AI, discuss the future of user interfaces and experiences, the concept of copilots, and the importance of building trust in AI.

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Jul 29, 2024|22 minutes listen

Ted Truscott, Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and Sudhir Nair, Global Head of Aladdin, discuss the evolution of asset management, client expectations and how technology is impacting investment management processes.

Tarek Chouman, Lance Braunstein, Kunal Khara, Syril Smith Garson
Jun 21, 2024|15 minutes listen

Our Aladdin Client, Engineering, and Product leaders explore the implications of emerging technologies via the foundational role of data in AI development, the evolution of cloud computing, and the potential of blockchain beyond cryptocurrency.

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Jun 2, 2025|12 minutes listen

Priya Gopalan, Head of ESG, Northstar Group, and Hui Min Loh, Aladdin Business Development, discuss the recent ESG trends in APAC as well as Northstar’s ESG journey and how they have evolved their ESG practices with technology.

Tarek Chouman, Lance Braunstein, Kunal Khara, Syril Smith Garson
May 29, 2024|12 minutes listen

Our Aladdin Client, Engineering, and Product leaders discuss how modern tech forces are reshaping the future for asset managers and owners—and the importance of maintaining a stable and performant platform while innovating.

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Jul 29, 2025|24 minutes listen

Martin Huber, Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company, and Pia Schaefer, Global Head of Value Engineering for the Aladdin Client Business, discuss the concept of “change alpha”.

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Mar 27, 2024|23 minutes listen

Paola Papanicolaou, Executive Director, Group Head of Transformation Area, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. discusses what innovation means to Intesa Sanpaolo, how they leverage technology to face change and how DEI is part of their core business.

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Feb 13, 2024|25 minutes listen

Candace Shaw, Senior Managing Director, Deputy Chief Investment Officer & Chief Operating Officer, SLC Management, shares her thoughts about data management practices, the complexity of legacy systems, and where she sees future growth opportunities.

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Dec 8, 2023|20 minutes listen

Syril Smith, Head of Product for Alpha, Research and AI platforms and Adam Salvatori, Head of AI, Alpha, and Digital Assets Engineering, share more about the combination of humans and machines and the accessibility of new technologies.

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Nov 10, 2023|24 minutes listen

Mark Erickson, Global Head of BlackRock’s Financial Institutions Group, and Kunal Khara, Global Head of Aladdin Product, sat down to discuss this year's edition of the Global Insurance Report.

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Aug 17, 2023|6 minutes listen

Ardian’s Business Relationship Manager, Clément Perrin sits down with Marija Djordjevic, Head of eFront Research, to share more about their digital transformation journey and discuss how Ardian leverages technology to uncover investment opportunities

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Jun 1, 2023|23 minutes listen

Sue Zheng, Tech Fellow and Afwa Kandawire, Global Head of Aladdin Platforms share more about the platform developments (cloud, scale, API), product engineering and the fundamental pillars of engineering at BlackRock.

Mar 10, 2023|25 minutes listen

A conversation between Jason Wild, Vice President, CEO Co-Innovation and Customer Engagement of Microsoft, and Lance Braunstein, Managing Director, Aladdin, on how BlackRock and Microsoft are continuously redefining fintech through.

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Feb 22, 2023|10 minutes listen

Fatia-Fatma Balit, Chief Technology Officer of BNPPAM, discusses how BNPPAM is leveraging technology to continuously transform their business and innovate for the pace of change.

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May 24, 2023|10 minutes listen

AustralianSuper’s Chief Operating Officer, Peter Curtis, sits down for a lunchtime chat with Sudhir Nair, Global Head of the Aladdin Business, and shares his thoughts about the role technology has played in their recent transformation.

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The Never Done podcast is a podcast series that explores how technology is transforming the investment management industry. Each episode features insights insights from Aladdin engineers, clients industry leaders focusing on innovation, data and the future of finance

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