Robert Goldstein

Global Leaders on the High Stakes of Navigating Change

October 13, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg New Economy

Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group; Robert Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock; José Muñoz, President & CEO, Hyundai Motor Company; and T.H. Gina Raimondo, Former Secretary of Commerce, United States discuss how businesses can adapt to rapid technological, geopolitical and economic change with Bloomberg's David Westin at the 2026 Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi. -------- Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg New Economy on YouTube:    / @bloombergneweconomy   Read the latest from Bloomberg New Economy here: https://www.bloomberg.com/new-economy…

Watch on YouTube ↗

Building the Machine Behind BlackRock Solutions | Rob Goldstein's War Story

October 01, 2026 · 📺 Institutional Investor

Long before BlackRock became the world's largest asset manager, its founders were building the tools they needed to understand risk in their own portfolios, often starting from something as modest as a spreadsheet. As the firm grew, that technology proved powerful enough to analyze even the most complicated mortgage portfolios quickly, and clients began to notice. Many had never had that degree of transparency into what they owned. Rob Goldstein, one of BlackRock's founding partners and the longtime leader of BlackRock Solutions, was there as that internal toolkit became a business of its own.…

Watch on YouTube ↗

When Washington Called BlackRock | Rob Goldstein's War Story

October 01, 2026 · 📺 Institutional Investor

As the financial system buckled in 2008, BlackRock found itself in an unusual position. Through its BlackRock Solutions advisory business, the firm was called on by the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury to help analyze and manage some of the most troubled assets at the heart of the crisis, from the portfolios left behind by Bear Stearns to the fallout at AIG and the government-sponsored mortgage giants. Rob Goldstein, one of BlackRock's founding partners and a longtime leader of BlackRock Solutions, was at the center of that work. In this episode of War Stories over Board Games, he looks b…

Watch on YouTube ↗

Is Tokenization the Next Financial Evolution ft Rob Goldstein, BlackRock COO | The Bid podcast

June 17, 2026 · 📺 BlackRock

Financial market infrastructure is often invisible to investors, yet it powers every trade, settlement, and ownership record across capital markets. As technology evolves, tokenization is emerging as a new way to represent and transfer financial assets, raising questions about how markets may operate in the future. In this episode of The Bid, Oscar Pulido speaks with Rob Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer at BlackRock. They discuss what tokenization means in practice, how it differs from cryptocurrencies, and why digital assets are drawing increased attention from investors, institutions, and…

Watch on YouTube ↗

BlackRock’s Two‑Way Bridge Between TradFi and On‑Chain (Rob Goldstein w/ Binance CFO Kaiser Ng)

May 20, 2026 · 📺 Binance

*“What happens when capital markets move onto digital rails—and your portfolio lives in a wallet?”* In this Binance Online 2026 panel, BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein joins Binance CFO Kaiser Ng to unpack how tokenization and digital assets are changing the plumbing of finance. From IBIT (digital assets in a traditional wrapper) to BUIDL (capital‑markets exposures as tokens on BNB Smart Chain), Rob explains BlackRock’s “two‑way bridge” between TradFi and the on‑chain world, why demand for spot Bitcoin ETFs surprised even Wall Street, and where tokenization is headed next. He also lays out the bigg…

Watch on YouTube ↗

Episode 9: Stop Fighting Data Transparency in Private Markets (Featuring - Robert Goldstein)

May 06, 2026 · 📺 Institutional Investor

In the ninth episode, Julie talks to Robert Goldstein, who has been the chief operating officer of BlackRock for 10 years and who started as a ‘green package’ analyst 30 years ago in 1994. He talks in detail about what carries over from the early days of the company to inform what it does now (a lot) and why everyone claims to be a technologist in financial services. He also discusses artificial intelligence, why he still expects to have more engineers working for the company in the future than it does now, and how AI will never be able to do a COO’s job.

Watch on YouTube ↗

BlackRock's Rob Goldstein on the Next Megatrends in Finance | Odd Lots

April 30, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Podcasts

The last few decades have been marked by a number of megatrends in finance including the extraordinary growth of asset managers, the rising importance of technology, and the ascent of private markets. BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, is emblematic of all these developments. On this episode, we talk to BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein about the company's early technological history, the development of its famous risk management technology Aladdin, and how BlackRock is navigating being both a user and major provider of AI. We discuss his view of the “SaaSpocalypse,” how BlackRock is thin…

Watch on YouTube ↗

How Tech Can Democratise Investing | KV Kamath & Rob L Goldstein | CNBC TV18 Exclusive

February 04, 2026 · 📺 CNBC-TV18

CNBC-TV18 Exclusive| How Tech Can Democratise Investing Catch KV Kamath, Chairman of the Board, Jio Financial Services & Rob Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock in a chat with Shereen Bhan on shaping what’s next. #jioblackrock #blackrock #jiofinancial #RelianceIndustries #KVKamath #RobLGoldstein #BlackRock #FiresideChat #Leadership #WhatsNext #wealthcreationplatform #techsector #investing #cnbctv18 🔴CNBC TV18 LIVE TV: https://youtube.com/live/P857H4ej-MQ SUBSCRIBE to our Channel: https://bit.ly/3nvEcxf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

Watch on YouTube ↗

Inside Early Careers: The Journey from Analyst to Managing Director

July 07, 2025 · 📺 Life at BlackRock

BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein sits down with senior leaders - and fellow former Program Analysts – Sarah Rombom, Michael ...

Watch on YouTube ↗

Crypto Innovation: BlackRock & Coinbase First Movers | Rob Goldstein & Brett Tejpaul

June 18, 2025 · 📺 Coinbase

Join Rob Goldstein (COO, BlackRock) and Brett Tejpaul (Head of Institutional, Coinbase) as they explore how first movers are ...

Watch on YouTube ↗

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) - Investor Day 2023

February 18, 2024 · 📺 Business Presentations

Watch on YouTube ↗

GenAI Through A COO Lens ft. BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein

February 09, 2024 · 📺 BlackRock

Join host Oscar Pulido as he explores the transformative power of AI and its impact on the financial services industry. Rob Goldstein, Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock, and Lance Braunstein, Head of Aladdin Engineering, share their optimistic perspectives on Gen AI and the evolution of technology over the past year. They discuss how AI is reshaping work patterns, empowering individuals through natural language interfaces, and revolutionizing client expectations. Discover how AI can be harnessed at the industry level to enhance productivity, leverage data, and drive better investment outcom…

Watch on YouTube ↗