Black Rock Executive Obie L. McKenzie Receives 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11th Annual Rising Stars Youth Foundation

Obie L. McKenzie

Photo Credit: (John Minchillo/AP Images for Jay Williams Rising Stars Gala)

(Englewood, New Jersey- June 9, 2014) Obie L. McKenzie, Managing Director at Black Rock is the recipient of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 11^th Annual Rising Stars Youth Foundation Gala held recently at the New York Athletic Club in New York City.

McKenzie recognized as one of 75 most powerful blacks on Wall Street has nearly 40 years of experience in asset management, commercial and investment banking, trade finance, corporate treasury, and brokerage. He has served at BlackRock, one of the largest publicly traded investment management firms in the country with over $4 trillion in assets under management, for more than six years. McKenzie ran his own firm, McKenzie & Co., in the mid1980s and was a founding board member of the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP).

ABOUT OBIE MCKENZIE

Since 1972, Obie L. McKenzie has served the financial services industry in asset management, commercial banking, trade finance, investment banking, corporate treasury and brokerage. Mr. McKenzie is currently a Managing Director at BlackRock in the Global Client Group. BlackRock is the largest publicly traded investment management firm in the United States.

During his career, he has held positions as Managing Director at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (1990-2006) Executive Director at UBS Asset Management and Managing Director at Chase Investors (1987 to  l990). From 1984 to1987, Mr. McKenzie was President and founder of McKenzie & Company, an NASD registered broker dealer.  During the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, Mr. McKenzie held positions at Citibank, Chemical Bank and Freedom National Bank as a commercial banker. Mr. McKenzie was also Manager of Banking and Pensions at the New York Times in 1975 and Corporate Finance Associate for Morgan Stanley in 1972.

Mr. McKenzie has served as President of the Association of Investment Management Sales Executives (AIMSE); founding board member of the TOIGO Foundation and Associate Advisor to the Texas Association of Public Employees Retirement Systems (TEXPERS). He was also a founding board member of the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), where he received the Wall Street Hall of Fame Award in 2001. Mr. McKenzie is a published writer, an accomplished public speaker and vocalist and has been an Expository Bible teacher for over 20 years. Mr. McKenzie graduated from Tennessee State University in 1967 and received his MBA in Finance from Harvard Business School in 1972.

About Rising Stars:

Rising Stars' commitment to our children is life long and our goals are not restricted to winning a game or a tournament. We promote positive habits and behavior that apply on the court, in school, at home, and on the street. During that time we seek to develop positive values, foster a commitment to community service, and deepen their motivation to learn. We encourage family participation. We build stronger bonds by spending time together within the framework of our program. We use basketball as a platform to encourage a deeper appreciation of service to others. 

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