Alister Hibbert, Managing Director, is Head of BlackRock's Strategic Equity Team within the Fundamental Equities division of BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group, and serves on BlackRock’s Global Operating Committee.

Mr. Hibbert is founder and co-portfolio manager of the BlackRock Strategic Equity Hedge Fund Strategy. Under his leadership, the Strategy has grown to be BlackRock’s flagship equity hedge fund, winning multiple awards including Eurohedge Fund of the Year. He is also founder and co-portfolio manager of the BlackRock Global Unconstrained Equity Strategy.

Prior to establishing the Strategic Equity Team in 2020, Mr. Hibbert was a senior member of BlackRock’s European Equity Team, helping build the dominant market-share-leading franchise in Europe, and personally managing over US$15bn in the European Dynamic Strategy. As portfolio manager of this Strategy, Mr. Hibbert was a platinum winner in the Portfolio Adviser Fund Awards on multiple occasions and won Lipper Europe awards for 10 consecutive years. He was admitted to the FE Alpha Manager Hall of Fame in 2019.

Mr. Hibbert joined BlackRock in 2008, having previously served as an investment director with Scottish Widows Investment Partnership from 2005 where he was responsible for continental European portfolios. Prior to this, Mr. Hibbert was a European equity portfolio manager with Oechsle International (2004-2005) and Invesco Perpetual (1996-2004). He began his career with accountants Ernst & Young in 1994.

Mr. Hibbert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Bristol, UK, where he frequently gives talks to current students interested in careers in financial services. He is the founder and chair of a children’s education foundation, assisting schools in unofficial settlements in Africa, and serves on the Development Committee of Caterham School, UK.

Michael Constantis, CFA, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Strategic Equity Team within the Fundamental Equity business of BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group. He is a founder and co-portfolio manager of the BlackRock Strategic Equity Hedge Fund Strategy. He also manages Global and European equity portfolios adopting an unconstrained investment style.

Mr. Constantis' service with the firm dates back to 2005, including his years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Prior to joining MLIM, he was at Deutsche Asset Management, where he was a member of the Global Telecoms team, responsible for recommendations on major European telecom stocks.

Mr. Constantis earned a BSc degree in Economics from University College London in 2001.