Latanya Smoot

LaTanya Smoot, MBA, serves as Vice President of Global Investment Operations at BlackRock since April 2019, bringing extensive experience in securities lending and corporate actions across multiple financial institutions. Prior roles include Vice President at Morgan Stanley, where LaTanya led teams in securities lending operations, and Vice President at BNY Mellon, focusing on corporate actions management. Additionally, LaTanya held various positions at T. Rowe Price, contributing to corporate actions oversight and fund accounting. LaTanya began a professional career as an Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers and served as Accounting Supervisor at Municipal Employees Credit Union. LaTanya holds an MBA in Finance from Loyola University Maryland and a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Morgan State University.