The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:32:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png A Sense of Purpose – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 A Sense of Purpose https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2018/01/17/a-sense-of-purpose/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-sense-of-purpose https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2018/01/17/a-sense-of-purpose/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:02:20 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=104245?d=20180117171308EST Posted by Larry Fink, BlackRock, Inc., on Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Editor's Note:

Larry Fink is Founder, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock, Inc. This post is based on Mr. Fink’s annual letter to CEOs.

Dear CEO,

As BlackRock approaches its 30th anniversary this year, I have had the opportunity to reflect on the most pressing issues facing investors today and how BlackRock must adapt to serve our clients more effectively. It is a great privilege and responsibility to manage the assets clients have entrusted to us, most of which are invested for long-term goals such as retirement. As a fiduciary, BlackRock engages with companies to drive the sustainable, long-term growth that our clients need to meet their goals.

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