Thomas Musmanno, CFA, Managing Director, is Head of U.S. Short Duration and New York Core Portfolio Management (CorePM) within BlackRock's Global Fixed Income group and a member of the Global Fixed Income executive team. Mr. Musmanno's service with the firm dates back to 1991, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. At MLIM, he was a fixed income portfolio manager. Mr. Musmanno joined MLIM in 1991 as an analyst and held a variety of positions, including fixed income research analyst in trust accounting in Merrill Lynch's Private Client Group.

Mr. Musmanno earned a BS degree in finance in 1991 from Siena College and an MBA degree in finance from St. John's University in 1993.