David MacIver Gibbon

Mr. David M.
Gibbon, CFA, is a Managing Director of Factor Based Strategies Group at BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd.
He is also a Head of Investment Strategy in EMEA for the Factor-Based Strategies Group, driving business development for BlackRock's smart beta and factor-based platform across asset classes.
Prior to assuming his current role in 2015, he was the head of Product Strategy for BlackRock's International Fixed Income Group, where he was responsible for the commercialization of the group's full range of fundamental and model-based strategies.
His service with the firm dates back to 2009, including his time with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009.
Prior to joining BGI, Mr. Gibbon spent 17 years at J.P.
Morgan, where his most recent position was Head of Fixed Income, FX, and Commodities for J.P.
Morgan Private Bank in EMEA; in this role, he was responsible for client-directed trading and discretionary portfolio management for high net worth individuals.
Prior to that, he held a number of roles at J.P.
Morgan Asset Management, including global fixed income portfolio manager and investment strategist in London, and fixed income derivatives researcher and trader in New York.
He earned an AB degree, cum laude, in physics from Princeton University in 1991 and is a CFA charter holder.