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Lessons Learned With Thomas Donilon - [BlackRock]
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Thomas Donilon discusses his distinguished career in business and government, including his role as national security advisor under President Barack Obama, working with three U.S. presidents, serving at the state department, and his current roles at BlackRock and the Council on Foreign Relations.
>Interviewer - Haass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_N._Haass
Richard Nathan Haass (born July 28, 1951) is an American diplomat. He has been president of the Council on Foreign Relations since July 2003, prior to which he was Director of Policy Planning for the United States Department of State and a close advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Donilon
Thomas Edward Donilon (born May 14, 1955) is an American lawyer, business executive, and former government official who served as the 23rd National Security Advisor in the Obama administration from 2010 to 2013.[1][2] Donilon also worked in the Carter and Clinton administrations, including as Chief of Staff of the U.S. State Department. He is now Chairman of the BlackRock Investment Institute, the firm's global think tank.[3]
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Human rights
Ahead of President Obama's trip to Myanmar, Donilon called on the Philippines and Myanmar to uphold human rights amid their democratic transitions.[34]
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Donilon is the brother of Mike Donilon, a lawyer and political consultant who was Counselor to former Vice-President Joe Biden. His other brother, Terrence Donilon, is communications director for Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O'Malley.[55] Donilon's sister, Donna, is a nurse. He is married to Catherine M. Russell, who was Chief of Staff to Jill Biden, and in March 2013 was named the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues at the U.S. State Department. They have two children.[56][57]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlackRock
BlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment management corporation based in New York City. Founded in 1988, initially as a risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager, BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, with $8.67 trillion in assets under management as of January 2021.[6] BlackRock operates globally with 70 offices in 30 countries and clients in 100 countries.[7] Along with Vanguard and State Street, BlackRock is considered one of the Big Three index fund and passive management firms that dominate corporate America.[8]:2[9]:721
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Due to its power, and the sheer size and scope of its financial assets and activities, BlackRock has been called the world's largest shadow bank.[109][29] In 2020, U.S. Representatives Katie Porter and Jesús "Chuy" García proposed a bill to Congress aiming to restrain BlackRock and other so-called shadow banks.[110]
BlackRock was scrutinized for allegedly taking advantage of its close ties with the Federal Reserve System during the coronavirus pandemic response efforts.[111][112][113] The firm was criticized on climate change inaction and Amazon deforestation.[114][115]
The non-profit American Economic Liberties Project issued a report highlighting the fact that currently "the ′Big Three′ asset management firms—BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street—manage over $15 trillion in combined global assets under management, an amount equivalent to more than three-quarters of U.S. gross domestic product."[116] The Report called for structural reforms and better regulation of the financial markets.
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