Sarah Butcher
Managing Director, BlackRock
Sarah Butcher
Alternatives Specialist, Americas Institutional Business
BlackRock
Sarah Butcher, Managing Director, is a platform specialist and the Canadian territory lead in BlackRock's Alternative Specialists Team (AST) within the Americas Institutional Business (AIB). In this role, she is responsible for delivering the firm's private market capabilities to clients across Canada. Prior to rejoining BlackRock in 2024, Sarah was the Head, Private Markets Distribution, Canada at Fiera Capital. Preivously, she worked at Neuberger Berman as a Senior Vice President in the Institutional Client Group and at BlackRock as a Director in the Institutional Client Business. Earlier in her career, she also worked at Mercer Investment Consulting and at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Sarah earned a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) in Finance from the University of British Columbina and an MBA from York University. She is also a Leslie Wong Fellow in recognition of her participation in the UBC Portfolio Management Foundation.