Finance & Sustainability Colloquium: Tony DeSpirito, Chief Investment Officer for Fundamental US Active Equities and Lead Portfolio Manager for the BlackRock Equity Dividend at BlackRock

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Tue, May 4, 2021

6 PM – 7:15 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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NBA 6380: Finance & Sustainability Colloquium was launched 10 years ago to provide students the opportunity to hear in-depth presentations and engage with leaders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors who are on the cutting edge of the finance-sustainability domain. As sustainability (the simultaneous consideration and management of economic, social, and environmental outcomes) has become a dominant theme in the business community over the past 30 years, the course offers students the chance to develop deeper understanding of its impact on the finance profession and the impact the profession is having on companies to address sustainability goals. Cornell Tech MBA students interested in registering for the course should directly email the instructor, Mark Milstein, at mm462@cornell.edu with their name, program, student ID number, and NetID. Sessions are held Tuesdays, 6-7:15p. The class is a 1 credit hour, S/U course. This term's speakers include:

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Antonio Tony DeSpirito

Chief Investment Officer for Fundamental US Active Equities and Lead Portfolio Manager for the BlackRock Equity Dividend

BlackRock

Antonio (Tony) DeSpirito is the Chief Investment Officer for Fundamental US Active Equities and Lead Portfolio Manager for the BlackRock Equity Dividend at Blackrock. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, Mr. DeSpirito worked at Pzena Investment Management, where he served as Managing Principal, portfolio manager, and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mr. DeSpirito was responsible for a suite of large-cap value, all-cap value and two hedge fund portfolios. Having managed value equity assets since 1996, Mr. DeSpirito served as a portfolio manager for the John Hancock Classic Value, PACE Large Company Value, and Vanguard Windsor I funds.



Mr. DeSpirito earned a BS degree in economics with concentration in finance, summa cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1990, and a JD degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1993.


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