BlackRock Systematic China A-Share Opportunities Class D2 - Accumulation (GBP)

Rui Zhao, PhD, CFA, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is a member of BlackRock's Systematic Active Equity team and the lead portfolio manager for BlackRock's China A-share portfolios. Dr. Zhao's service with the firm dates back to 2006. Previously she was a portfolio manager and research analyst for the New York based Quantitative Equity team, as well as a researcher on the Developed Markets team in the Systematic Active Equity group. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2006, Dr. Zhao has focused on research on empirical asset pricing and hedge fund performance, and published papers in both academic and practitioner journals, including Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Investment Management and Alpha Magazine. In 2003, she was a part-time associate at Citigroup, developing a market impact model for block trade. In 2000, she was an account manager with Joyo.com Limited, China's largest online bookstore (acquired by Amazon.com in 2004). Dr. Zhao earned a BS degree, with honors, in statistics and a BA degree in economics, both from Peking University, and a PhD in finance from Columbia Business School.

Jeff Shen, PhD, Managing Director, is Co-CIO of Active Equity and Co-Head of Systematic Active Equity (SAE) at BlackRock. He is responsible for Asia Pacific and Emerging Market Active Equity Strategies. He is BlackRock's Head of Emerging Market and a member of the Global Operating Committee. Dr. Shen's service with BlackRock dates back to 2004, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. At BGI, he was the Head of Investment for Asia Pacific and Emerging Market active equities. Prior to joining BGI, he began his career in 1997 with JP Morgan where he held numerous positions in global macro investment and asset allocation research in both New York and London. Dr. Shen earned a BA degree in Economics from Hobart College, a MA degree in Economics from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a PhD degree in Finance from New York University. Dr. Shen is an adjunct professor at NYU teaching a MBA class on international investment. He also serves on the advisory board of Clausen Center at UC Berkeley.