CentralNotice BlackRock From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search The neutrality of this article is disputed . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved . (December 2013) Not to be confused with Blackstone Group , a private equity and alternative investments firm. For other uses, see Black Rock . BlackRock, Inc. Type Public Traded as NYSE : BLK S&P 500 Component Industry Investment management Founded 1988 Headquarters New York City , USA Area served Worldwide Key people Laurence Fink (Chairman & CEO) Robert Kapito (President) Products Asset management Revenue US$ 9.3 billion (2012) [ 1 ] Net income US$ 2.438 billion (2012) [ 2 ] AUM US$ 4.096 trillion (2013) [ 3 ] Total assets US$ 178.4 billion (2010) Tot...