Antonio DeSpirito served in various executive positions at BlackRock, Inc. beginning in August 2014, including Managing Director and Lead Portfolio Manager (2014-2025), Chief Investment Officer for United States Fundamental Equities (2016-2023), Head of the Income and Value Franchise (2017-2025), and Global Chief Investment Officer of Fundamental Equities (2023-2025), with responsibility for investment teams managing approximately $260 billion in active equity assets.
Before BlackRock he held roles at Pzena Investment Management from 1996 to 2014, including Managing Principal, Executive Vice President, and Portfolio Manager, and earlier practiced as an attorney at Ropes & Gray LLP. He has been a visiting lecturer at Cornell's SC Johnson College of Business since 2022 and was nominated for election to the KeyCorp Board in January 2026.