Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, BlackRock Inc. (BLK); Management Development & Compensation Committee Chair Board Tenure: 2018 – present Committee Memberships: Management Development & Compensation Committee (Chair); Nominating & Governance Committee; Executive Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Biographical Overview

William E. Ford has been Chairman and CEO of General Atlantic since 2007, having joined the firm in 1991. General Atlantic is one of the world’s leading global growth equity firms, with over $100 billion in assets under management focused on technology, financial services, healthcare, and consumer companies. Under Ford’s leadership, General Atlantic expanded its global footprint to 16 offices across six continents and significantly scaled its investment activity.

Ford’s position as CEO of a major growth equity firm — one that makes large investments in technology and healthcare companies including many in which BlackRock is simultaneously a passive index investor — creates a complex governance dynamic on the BlackRock board. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

He holds a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK)
• Board tenure: 2018 – present
• Committee assignments: Management Development & Compensation Committee (Chair); Nominating & Governance Committee; Executive Committee
• Day job: Chairman & CEO, General Atlantic (growth equity)

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the BlackRock — Corporate Donor Profile.

Sources

• BlackRock Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement, filed April 4, 2025; SEC EDGAR (CIK 2012383)