Samir Lakhani, Managing Director, is co-head of the Securitized Asset Team and Head of Credit within BlackRock’s Global Fixed Income (GFI) platform.
Since 2012, Mr. Lakhani has led the CMBS and Senior CRE Debt business and serves as a Lead CMBS / CRE Debt Portfolio Manager. Mr. Lakhani serves as a senior portfolio manager on both the BlackRock Securitized Income Fund and the iShares Flexible Income Active ETF (BINC). Mr. Lakhani is a member of various BlackRock investment committees including the Commercial Mortgage Loan Committee within BlackRock’s GFI platform.
Prior to joining BlackRock in 2009, Mr. Lakhani was a Vice President at R3 Capital Partners, where he invested in securitized assets including ABS, CMBS, CLO's and Specialty Finance transactions. Mr. Lakhani held similar roles at Lehman Brothers in their Global Principal Strategies group. Mr. Lakhani joined Lehman Brothers in 2006 initially in Structured Credit Products. Previously, Mr. Lakhani held positions at JP Morgan Partners, in their Private Equity and Mezzanine Debt group, from 2001 to 2004.
Mr. Lakhani served on the Board of Governors for the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) from 2012-2018.
Mr. Lakhani earned a B.S. Degree in Economics and a B.S. Degree in Engineering, summa cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School.
