Rob Goldstein

The math whiz, born in Canarsie, Brooklyn, heads BlackRock Solutions, the asset-management firm's $518 million division that offers advisory services, risk management, analytics, and tech platforms to governments and institutional investors. He's added 150 clients to the firm's institutional business, and he's pioneering a new service-oriented approach to advisory while retooling a plan for a platform to circumvent bond brokers and their fees.