Boston, MA, 1 April 2025– FCLTGlobal, a non-profit organization whose mission is to focus capital on the long term to support a sustainable and prosperous economy, announced today that Rachel Lord, Senior Managing Director and Head of International at BlackRock, has joined its Board of Directors.
FCLTGlobal was founded in 2016 to develop actionable research and tools to drive long-term value creation for savers and communities. Its members, comprised of the world’s leading companies and investment organizations, contribute to research initiatives and programs that promote long-term strategies for companies and investors worldwide.
“Rachel’s extensive expertise will be invaluable as we work to lengthen the investment horizons in global capital markets – we look forward to her impactful contributions in shaping our future initiatives,” said Sarah Keohane Williamson, FCLTGlobal’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are delighted to welcome Rachel to our board of directors and are thrilled to continue the longstanding partnership between FCLTGlobal and BlackRock.
“Investors and companies that are focused on long-term outcomes create sustainable economic growth and prosperity,” said Ms. Lord. “I’m proud to continue BlackRock’s work with FCLTGlobal, supporting its mission to promote this long-term orientation in the global capital markets and contribute to a more resilient global economy.”
Ms. Lord is responsible for BlackRock’s businesses in Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific. Before assuming her current role, Ms. Lord was Head of Asia Pacific for three years and Head of EMEA for four years. She was previously EMEA Head of iShares and Head of Global Clients, ETF and Index Investments. Ms. Lord joined BlackRock in 2013 from Citigroup, where she was Global Head of Corporate Equity Derivatives. She joined Citigroup in 2009 after 13 years at Morgan Stanley, where she played a variety of senior roles in the equities and capital markets businesses in Europe and Asia.
FCLTGlobal’s full Board of Directors and Strategic Advisors can be found below:
| Board of Directors |
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| John Graham, Chair; President and Chief Executive Officer, CPP Investments |
| Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, Vice Chair; Executive Director and CEO, Temasek Holdings |
| Christopher J. Ailman, Founder and CEO, Ailman Advisers |
| Dr. Raphael Arndt, Chief Executive Officer, Future Fund |
| Bernard Looney, Chairman, Prometheus Hyperscale |
| Rachel Lord, Senior Managing Director and Head of International, BlackRock |
| David Neal, Chief Executive, IFM Investors |
| João H. Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, Votorantim |
| Hein Schumacher, former Chief Executive Officer, Unilever |
| Carine Smith Ihenacho, Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management |
| Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company |
| Jeff Tate, Chief Financial Officer, Dow |
| Janet Truncale, EY Global Chair and CEO, EY |
| Allyson Tucker, Chief Executive Officer, Washington State Investment Board |
| C.S. Venkatakrishnan, Group Chief Executive, Barclays |
| Mark Wiedman, Head of the Global Client Business, BlackRock |
| Sarah K. Williamson, Ex-Officio; Chief Executive Officer, FCLTGlobal |
| Ronald Wuijster, CEO, APG Asset Management |
| Lei Zhang, Founder and Chairman, Hillhouse Capital Group |
| Strategic Advisors |
|---|
| Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Company |
| Else Bos, Non-Executive Director, IFM Investors; Non-Executive Director, Ortec Finance; and former Chair of Prudential Supervision, De Nederlandsche Bank |
| Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons |
| Carmine Di Sibio, former Global Chair and CEO, EY |
| Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock |
| Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, CEO, E.L. Rothschild, LLC |
| Adena Friedman, Chair and CEO, Nasdaq |
| Peter Harrison, former Group Chief Executive, Schroders |
| Alan Jope, former Chief Executive Officer, Unilever |
| Conor Kehoe, Senior Adviser and former Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company |
| Chow Kiat Lim, CEO, GIC |
| Kewsong Lee, CEO of BellTower Partners LLC and former CEO of Carlyle |
| Martin Lipton, Founding Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
| Andrew N. Liveris, former Chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical, Chairman of Lucid Motors |
| Mark Machin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Intrepid Growth Partners; Co-Founder and Vice Chair, Opto Investments; and former President and CEO, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board |
| Geraldine Matchett, former Co-CEO, CFO & Member of the Managing Board, DSM-Firmenich |
| Nitin Nohria, Partner and Executive Chairman, Thrive Capital and former Dean, Harvard Business School |
| Paul Polman, Business leader, campaigner, co-author of “Net Positive” |
| Kevin Sneader, Co-President of Asia Pacific Ex-Japan, Goldman Sachs |
| Howard Ungerleider, former President and CFO, Dow |
| Mark Weinberger, Board Member, MetLife; Board Member, Johnson & Johnson; Board Member, Aramco |
| Theresa J. Whitmarsh, former Chief Executive Officer, Washington State Investment Board |
| Mark Wiseman, Co-founder Emeritus, FCLTGlobal |
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About FCLTGlobal
FCLTGlobal’s mission is to focus capital on the long term to support a sustainable and prosperous economy. We are a non-profit organization that develops actionable research and tools to drive long-term value creation for savers and communities. Our members are leading companies and institutional investors. Visit www.fcltglobal.org to learn more.
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