Aaron Wasserman
About Aaron Wasserman
Aaron Wasserman (year of birth: 1974) serves as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of MIY and other BlackRock-advised funds, having assumed the CCO role in 2023; he has been a Managing Director at BlackRock, Inc. since 2018 and previously served as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock-advised funds from 2014 to 2023 . Officers of the Funds serve at the pleasure of the Board and the address for each executive officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 . With the exception of the CCO, executive officers receive no compensation from the Funds; the Acquiring Fund compensates the CCO for his services as its CCO .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic Impact / Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock-Advised Funds (Multi-Asset Complex, Fixed-Income Complex, iShares Complex) | Chief Compliance Officer | Since 2023 | Senior compliance leadership across BlackRock-advised fund complexes |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Managing Director | Since 2018 | Senior firm leadership position at BlackRock |
| BlackRock-Advised Funds (Multi-Asset, Fixed-Income, iShares) | Deputy Chief Compliance Officer | 2014–2023 | Deputy compliance leadership across BlackRock-advised fund complexes |
Fixed Compensation
- Executive officers (other than the CCO) receive no compensation from the Funds; the Acquiring Fund compensates the CCO for his services as its CCO .
Employment Terms
| Term | Detail |
|---|---|
| Title | Chief Compliance Officer (since 2023) |
| Service Terms | Officers of the Funds serve at the pleasure of the Board |
| Compensation Source | Acquiring Fund compensates the CCO for his services as its CCO |
| Contact/Address | c/o BlackRock, Inc., 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 |
Investment Implications
- Pay-for-performance linkage to MIY-specific metrics is not disclosed for the CCO; the only compensation statement is that the Acquiring Fund compensates the CCO, with no salary/bonus/equity detail provided in the DEF 14A, limiting analysis of incentive alignment, vesting schedules, or insider selling pressure based on fund disclosures .
- Governance and retention: role and tenure indicate continuity in compliance leadership across the BlackRock fund complexes (Deputy CCO 2014–2023; CCO since 2023), suggesting institutional continuity; however, without disclosed employment term, severance, or change-of-control economics at the fund level, contractual retention levers cannot be assessed from the proxy .
- Trading signals: absence of disclosed equity ownership, pledging, or incentive award structures at the MIY fund level for the CCO means traditional insider-alignment and selling-pressure indicators are not available from the DEF 14A; monitoring future 8-K Item 5.02 filings would be required for any changes in role or compensation terms .