Connor Hartley, Managing Director, is Global Head of Corporate Development for BlackRock. He oversees firm-wide M&A and strategic minority investment activity and serves as a member of the Finance Executive Committee and the Global Operating Committee.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Hartley served as Head of M&A and Ventures at S&P Global, having joined the firm through its merger with IHS Markit where he previously was Managing Director and Head of Corporate Development. Prior to IHS Markit, he held several senior corporate strategy and development roles at Ipreo, a Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Merchant Bank portfolio company and leading provider of financial technology and market intelligence solutions to financial sponsors, institutional investors, investment banks, and corporate issuers.

Hartley earned a BA from Georgetown University with a double major in International Business and Marketing, and an MBA degree from Fordham University.