Contact
Kate Swimley, CFA
www.linkedin.com/in/kate-swimley- Relationship Management Vice President at BlackRock
cfa-5a512035 (LinkedIn) San Francisco Bay Area
Top Skills Summary
Asset Allocation
Kate is a member of BlackRock's Institutional Client Business (ICB).
Portfolio Construction
She is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships
ETFs
with single family offices, multi-family offices, and foundations and
Languages endowments. Kate advises some of the world's most sophisticated
families and individuals on asset allocation, portfolio construction,
French (Limited Working)
risk analysis, opportunistic investing and bespoke solutions to fit
Certifications their differentiated needs. Asset classes include equity, fixed income,
hedge funds, private equity, commodities, currency, and real estate.
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Ms. Swimley began her career at BlackRock in 2014 as an specialist
Series 7
in the U.S. Wealth Advisory group, where she worked with RIA
Series 66
firms responsible for driving sales across the BlackRock platform
Honors-Awards in mutual funds, iShares ETFs, and liquid and illiquid alternative
capabilities. Kate is also the Co-chair of the BlackRock Women's
Dean's List
Initiative Network West Coast Philanthropy Committee.
Formerly, Kate worked at UBS Investment Bank as an analyst. She
also worked as an analyst at Main Management, LLC working with
managed ETF models.
Kate holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Kate
passed the General Securities Representative Examination (Series
7) and the Uniform Combined State Law Examination (Series 66).
Originally from Piedmont, California, Kate earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in Economics, summa cum laude (GPA 3.83), from
Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles) and attended NYU
Paris.
Kate is actively involved with a myriad of non-profit organizations
(BOD of the YWCA, Host Committee member for the Safe & Sound
Pinwheel Party, SF Council Member of the Natural Resource
Defense Council or NRDC) and in her spare time, she enjoys
reading, traveling, hiking, fundraising, surfing, skiing, and spending
time with friends.
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Experience
BlackRock
6 years 7 months
Vice President
January 2019 - Present (1 year 11 months)
San Francisco
Relationship Management Associate
October 2016 - Present (4 years 2 months)
San Francisco
Kate Swimley is a member of the U.S. & Canada Institutional team within
BlackRock's Institutional Client Business. Kate is responsible for developing
& maintaining relationships with multi-family offices, single-family offices,
foundations & endowments.
Kate is also the co-chair of the Women's Initiative Network West Coast
Philanthropy Committee.
Passed the General Securities Representative Examination (Series 7) and the
Uniform Combined State Law Examination (Series 66). Kate is a CFA Level II
Candidate.
Investment Management Associate
April 2015 - October 2016 (1 year 7 months)
San Francisco
US Wealth Advisory - Private Client-- Investment Management Associate in
the Independent and RIA channels. Kate is responsible for consulting, driving
sales and client service for BlackRock's mutual funds, iShares ETFs, and liquid
alternative capabilities.
Analyst
May 2014 - April 2015 (1 year)
San Francisco Bay Area
Sales Specialist
May 2014 - December 2014 (8 months)
San Francisco Bay Area
*Worked as part of the advisor services team to provide analytics and research
to assist internal and external partners with product sales
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*Provided a high level of service with accurate and timely turn-around on
projects
*Proficient with the use of Bloomberg, Zephyr, and Morningstar research tools
YWCA San Francisco + Marin
Member Board Of Directors
December 2017 - Present (3 years)
San Francisco Bay Area
Main Management, LLC
Summer Analyst Intern
June 2013 - August 2013 (3 months)
601 California St. San Francisco, CA
•Worked on projects and research primarily dealing with exchange traded
funds
•Helped track portfolio investment performance for clients on a monthly and
quarterly basis
•Assisted in the establishment of a marketing plan to help to engage clients
and encourage referrals
•Analyzed cash flow summaries
•Attended various summits and forums including: The S&P Annual CEO
Summit, and the Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Forum
McMorgan & Company
Client Reporting Assistant
May 2012 - August 2012 (4 months)
•Helped in various departments including client services, sales and marketing,
real estate, executive, and legal and compliance
•Worked on annuity plans, 401k plans, quarterly reports, and a myriad of other
projects to help maximize returns
•Assembled presentations for clients as PowerPoint presentations and as
information books
UBS Investment Bank
Analyst Intern
January 2012 - May 2012 (5 months)
Greater Los Angeles Area (Century City)
•Managed the client database and added all updates
•Researched new potential clients, made cold calls to qualified clients for the
sales department.
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•Updated and researched the stock market on a daily and historical basis
McMorgan & Company LLC Investment Management
Intern
May 2011 - August 2011 (4 months)
Helped in various departments including client services, sales and marketing,
real estate, executive, and legal and compliance.
Education
Loyola Marymount University
Bachelor's Degree, Economics · (2010 - 2014)
New York University
NYU Paris - Study Abroad Program · (2013 - 2013)
Piedmont High School
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