Woo Fung Kwong, Managing Director, is the Chief Strategic Advisor to Aladdin, where he provides strategic counsel on Aladdin’s future including architectural foundations, product vision, client strategy, and new commercial initiatives. In this role Mr. Kwong draws on his nearly three decades of experience in building Aladdin and new businesses at BlackRock. Mr. Kwong was one of the original founders of the Aladdin commercial business in the 1990’s, and in 2016 led the creation of the Aladdin Wealth business. Mr. Kwong has also led the build out of the multi-asset financial models and analytical platform on Aladdin over his career and has created many of the functions that provide services to the Aladdin community and BlackRock’s investment management activities today. In his Advisor role, Mr. Kwong works closely with BlackRock’s COO and the leaders of the Aladdin organization in various critical cross-functional initiatives as well as developing talent to continue Aladdin’s growth.
Mr. Kwong has been with BlackRock for nearly three decades in a variety of leadership roles, including being a member of BlackRock's Global Operating Committee. Mr. Kwong is involved in many firm-wide initiatives, including his significant focus on talent development, mentoring, and sponsoring the Associates Arena network globally.
Mr. Kwong joined BlackRock as an Analyst in the Portfolio Analytics Group (PAG) in 1994 from Harvard University, where he graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics in Economics.
