Jay Fife
About Jay Fife
Jay M. Fife serves as Treasurer of BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ) and has held this position on an annual appointment basis since 2007; he is also a Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. (since 2007). His year of birth is 1970, and the executive officer address is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001. The BDJ fund is included in the joint BlackRock Closed-End Funds proxy covering these executive appointments. Education and fund-level performance metrics (e.g., TSR, revenue/EBITDA growth) are not provided in the BDJ proxy materials.
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (BDJ) | Treasurer | Annual; since 2007 | Not disclosed in proxy |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | Managing Director | Since 2007 | Listed as principal occupation in BDJ proxy |
Fixed Compensation
- With the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), executive officers (including the Treasurer) receive no compensation from the Funds; compensation for executive officers is not paid by BDJ.
Performance Compensation
- Not disclosed for Jay M. Fife at the fund level; the proxy does not provide bonus, equity awards, or performance metric linkages for executive officers (only Board Member compensation is tabulated separately).
Equity Ownership & Alignment
- The proxy’s equity ownership tables cover Board Members and Board Nominees (Appendix C); there is no executive officer-specific beneficial ownership disclosure for Jay M. Fife in the BDJ proxy. Shares pledged or hedged by executive officers are not disclosed.
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Office/Title | Treasurer |
| Appointment | Annual |
| Length of Service | Since 2007 |
| Employer Relationship | Executive officers are “interested persons” by virtue of positions with BlackRock or its affiliates |
| Non-compete/Severance/CoC/Clawback | Not disclosed in BDJ proxy |
Investment Implications
- Tenure continuity: Fife’s long-standing tenure as Treasurer (since 2007) indicates operational continuity in fund treasury oversight, but the proxy provides no performance attribution tied to his role.
- Pay-for-performance analysis at the fund level is not feasible: BDJ does not compensate executive officers (other than the CCO), so there is no fund-paid base salary/bonus/equity program to assess for alignment, vesting pressure, or payout metrics. Any compensation and incentives would be at BlackRock, Inc. and are not disclosed in this proxy.
- Ownership/insider signals: The proxy does not disclose Jay M. Fife’s beneficial ownership, pledging, hedging, or insider transactions; therefore, insider selling pressure or alignment from personal holdings cannot be assessed from BDJ’s proxy alone.