Ken joined BlackRock Investment Management from William M Mercer in May 1998. Ken is responsible for the management of BlackRock's equity portfolios. His investment focus within the team is portfolio construction, quantitative research, risk arbitrage and other selected substitution strategies. As Head of Investment Research, he was responsible for the development and co-ordination of Mercer's investment research process in Australia. Ken has tutored and examined in investments for several years with the Institute of Actuaries of Australia. He has also served
as a lecturer and task force member for the Securities Institute of Australia.