Sarah Thompson

Ms. Sarah E.
Thompson, CFA, is a Managing Director at BlackRock Investment Management LLC.
She is a member of the Global Allocation Team.
She is a Senior Investor, primarily responsible for coverage of the chemicals, metals & mining, midstream and utilities sectors, global fundamental credit, private placements, distressed investments.
Ms. Thompson joined the BlackRock Global Allocation team in 2018.
Her service with BlackRock dates back to 2013, when she joined as Head of Americas and Global Director of Credit Research.
Prior to joining Blackrock in 2013, Mrs. Thompson was a Managing Director at Barclays heading the U.S.
Distressed Desk Analyst Group.
Prior to joining Barclays in September 2008, Ms. Thompson headed the Industrials pod for High Grade and High Yield Research at Lehman Brothers.
Ms. Thompson joined Lehman Brothers in 1999 covering high yield manufacturing, services and automotive sectors.
Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, she covered similar industries for CIBC World Markets, which she joined in 1996 after working in the mortgage consulting group at KPMG Peat Marwick.
Ms. Thompson earned a BSBA degree in Accounting from Georgetown University.
She is a CFA Charterholder and completed the Certified Public Accountant exam.