William Helm

William Helm is an accomplished finance professional currently serving as Managing Director and Head of U.S. iShares Product Innovation at BlackRock since May 2025. Prior experience includes roles as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Goldman Sachs, where responsibilities encompassed derivative-based ETFs and complex strategies from October 2022 to May 2025, and as a Portfolio Manager at Global X ETFs, overseeing over 100 thematic ETFs with $45 billion in assets under management from January 2021 to January 2022. Earlier at Vanguard, William held multiple roles in the Quantitative Equity Group, Portfolio Strategy, and Strategy & Finance from January 2007 to January 2021, focusing on factor-based equity funds, product management, and strategic initiatives. William holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.B.A. in Economics from Belmont University, where involvement in the Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society was noted.