Raffaele Savi, Managing Director, is Global Head of BlackRock Systematic and Co-CIO and Co-Head of Systematic Active Equity (SAE). He is a member of the BlackRock Global Operating Committee and the GEC Investment Sub Committee.

Prior to moving to his current role in 2010, Mr. Savi was the investment lead for the US Equity team within the Scientific Active Equity group. Mr. Savi's service with the firm dates back to 2006, including his years with Barclay's Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, Mr. Savi was global head of portfolio management for active equities. Previously, he was head of investments for European active equities. Mr. Savi joined BGI from Capitalia, where he was CEO of Capitalia Investment Management and previously Chief Investment Officer of Capitalia Asset Management. His industry experience includes serving as board member and advisor to several pension funds and investment companies. He was Adjunct Professor of Quantitative Finance at the University of Rome from 2002 to 2006.

Mr. Savi earned a degree in electronic engineering from the University of Rome in 1997.

Travis Cooke, CFA, Managing Director, is Head of North American strategies within BlackRock's Systematic Active Equity (SAE) team. In his current role, Mr. Cooke is responsible for US and Canadian long-only and long-short strategies for retail and institutional clients. Mr. Cooke's service with the firm dates back to 1999, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), where he managed US strategies within the Alpha Strategies Group.

Mr. Cooke holds undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara , an MSc in finance from London Business School, and has been a CFA charterholder since 2001.

Richard Mathieson, CA, Managing Director, is a member of the Systematic Active Equity (SAE) division within BlackRock's Active Equities Group. He is a Portfolio Manager responsible for global equity strategies.

Prior to this, Mr. Mathieson led the Investment Strategy team in EMEA for SAE. Mr. Mathieson's service with the firm dates back to 2002, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Prior to rejoining BGI in 2008, Mr. Mathieson was an equity analyst for a specialist investment company focused on European financial stocks. Previously, he was with BGI as a senior portfolio manager, where he was responsible for managing both long-only and market-neutral strategies.

Mr. Mathieson qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2000, and holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Glasgow.