BlackRock (BLK) Q1 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the BlackRock, Inc. first-quarter 2021 earnings teleconference. While few of us could have predicted that we would still be confronting the human and economic challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic a year later, the events of the past year have only strengthened our resolve to continue to invest for future growth in order to evolve our business, live our purpose and meet the needs of all of our stakeholders, including clients, employees, shareholders and the communities in which we operate.