Anna Ashurov, the head of Blackrock, seeks to promote growth due to her technology power plant Aladdin.Blackrock
Anna Ashurov was a rising star on the 2018 list of Business Insider.
The then-34-year-old man was the head of Goldman, but has since twice changed his job.
Now Blackrock Ashurov explains its steps from Goldman to Anheuser-Bush to the world’s largest asset manager.
Anna Ashurov was busy.
2018 The Ashurov has twice changed its companies since its job Goldman Sachs on the Business Insider’s Rising Stars list from the investment bank to the world’s largest brewery and later the world’s largest property manager, where it has been working since 2021.
Ashurov is now overseeing growth strategy and customer relationships with Aladdin, Blackkrock widely used for risk analysis and portfolio management technology. She said Business Insider, and she focused on the “growth growth in holistic”, instead of structuring transactions and consulting clients.
We met her because of her career changes, and she shared tips for those who are considering a big leap. The conversation was edited due to length and clarity.
BI: What was your career since then A list of rising stars in 2018?
AA: When I was last talking to your colleagues, I was Goldman using financial and capital markets. I purposefully wanted to be on the side and moved to the role in the funding department of Goldman – it was essentially the headquarters of the funding department. And that gave me a prospect of business side of the company.
From there I was hired by Inbev AB to lead their commercial strategy and redevelopment. And this was essentially my introduction to the business, the leading commercial strategy, the leading market accumulation. We had a lot of fun jobs we did in our Beyond Beer strategy with some interesting acquisitions. And as I went into the operating field, I had an arrival from Blackkrock to join Aladdin’s business that was extremely charming to me.
And I decided that step. After all, what encouraged me to or attracted me to Blackkrock was a unique situation at the junction of financial, technology and innovation. I have always wondered how technology can change the industry. So for me, it was a great opportunity to join the Fintech world, and I have been here since. It was a fun ride.
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BI: What basic time skills do Goldman are still using today?
AA: My financial basis was the basis of my current role, and I even think about my role Ab inbev. So early I made deep relationships with institutional clients who taught me to understand their needs and different challenges and to make decisions.
Such a customer -oriented perspective is what I brought with me, and it is necessary to create long -term value. I had the opportunity to promote a commercial strategy and lead those transformation initiatives, so it also gave me a practical experience to reconcile business priorities and carry out activities I also provided.
I had to know everything about the technology I have never done before, but I think some of the main skills and being a customer -related guide is something I finally approach anywhere.
BI:You have been tasked with playing role with growing brands that many would consider to be the leaders of their space. Blackrock is the largest asset manager in the world, while Abev is the world’s largest brewery. How to grow established brands while maintaining what has forced them to date?
AA: It is easier to do when an organization has key cultural values, right? Inbev AB is a large conglomerate, but at the same time it was absolutely flat. I had direct access to Michel Docker, who is the CEO of the organization, and direct access to the strategy manager – the organization was so mobile and vigorous that you were able to make decisions and promote change. The same Blackrock. In order to actually influence the organization, influence its growth, affect the strategy and make the difference you need to make, you need to have the right cultural basis so you can actually fulfill that change. Both organizations have it.
BI: You have now worked in a variety of industries, including a few well -known long hours and tedious schedules. Have you held a similar routine to your daily routine when you changed between work? Is there something you considered the same, even when your roles changed?
AA: I read while driving to work and back. This is actually the only time I have time to read. So I love when I have as an hour and a half to work and back, I read both ways or listen to broadcasts, but I often read. I like fiction, I like the secrets of murder. This is my time to squeeze and run and do something else because I am all the time in a way.
BI: What advice would you give to someone who thinks about a big step in your career? Perhaps someone who has succeeded in his career but thinks to change industries or firms like the one who has taken that leap.
AA: If I ponder my journey and look back at my career, one permanent is that I have grown through change. Don’t be afraid of change. It was always important for me not to become satisfied and continue to feel the challenge. It is important to continue to push yourself.
