Mike Trudel, CFA

Mike Trudel, CFA

Global Strategist, Global Allocation

Michael Trudel, CFA, JD, Managing Director, is a member of the Global Allocation team . He is a global strategist, primarily responsible for macro strategy and portfolio analysis.

 

Mr.Trudel's service with BlackRock dates back to 1998, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Mr. Trudel joined Merrill Lynch (ML) in 1998 as a Senior Analyst in ML's Managed Solutions Group and then joined MLIM in 2001, where he worked as a Portfolio Specialist in Alternative Investments. Mr.Trudel joined the Merrill Lynch Global Allocation Fund in 2005 as a Portfolio Specialist and become a Senior Analyst for the Fund in 2010. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he was a Vice President in the media and telecommunications corporate lending area at the Bank of New York.

 

Mr. Trudel earned a BS degree in political science and psychology, cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts in 1991, a JD degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 1994, and an MBA degree from Boston University in 1997. Mr. Trudel is a CFA® Charterholder.