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34 November 2019
BlackRock
Vice President, US Head
of Campus Recruiting
Age: 34
Bio: Palacios is the U.S. Head
of Campus Recruiting for Blac-
kRock, the largest asset mana-
ger in the world with more than
$6 trillion under management.
In this role, she is responsible
for summer analyst and pro-
gram analyst hiring. BlackRock
receives more than 15,000
applications each year to fill
roughly 300 internship posi-
tions in the U.S. The firm also
offers an accelerated applica-
tion process for students iden-
tifying as Black, Latinx, Native
American, LGBTQ+ and/or
Disabled. Palacios oversees
the campus recruitment team,
strategy, process, and develop-
ment programming in the U.S.
Palacios also serves on the
Operating Committee for the
SOMOS Latinx Network at
BlackRock, the team respon-
sible for founding the firm's
first Latinx employee network.
In this role, she works closely
with senior sponsors to deliver
networking and professional
development opportunities to
Latinx employees at BlackRock
and their allies.
In addition to her professio-
nal responsibilities, Palacios ser-
ves on the volunteer board for
the New York Chapter of ALPFA,
the Association of Latino Pro-
fessionals for America. She also
serves on the New York Advisory
council for the Hispanic Scho-
larship Fund. As an advocate for
Latinx advancement, she has
served as a panelist and mode-
rator for various organizations
including Bloomberg, JPMor-
gan, and Proud to be Latina.
Palacios holds a bachelor's
degree from Duke University
and a master's degree in hu-
man resources management
from New York University.
Jessica Palacios
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