Laurence Fink | Chairman and CEO |
Gary Shedlin | CFO |
Robert Kapito | President |
Christopher Meade | General Counsel |
Ken Worthington | JP Morgan |
Patrick Davitt | Autonomous |
Alex Blostein | Goldman Sachs |
Dan Fannon | Jefferies |
Brian Bedell | Deutsche Bank |
Craig Siegenthaler | Credit Suisse |
Bill Katz | Citi |
Michael Cyprys | Morgan Stanley |
Kaimon Chung | Evercore |
Good morning. My name is Shinger and I will be your conference facilitator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the BlackRock Incorporated Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Earnings Teleconference.
Our host for today’s call will be Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Laurence D. Fink; Chief Financial Officer, Gary S.