Ronald Ratcliffe
- Company Name
- Blackrock
- Position
- Managing Director, Applied Portfolio Analysis
- Biography
- Ronald Ratcliffe, PhD, is a Managing Director and Head Strategist for Portfolio Analytics at BlackRock. He focuses on multi-asset portfolio risk, stress testing, and portfolio construction. Dr. Ratcliffe's service with BlackRock dates back to 2004, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Prior to joining the Aladdin business, he led the Market-Driven Scenarios (MDS) initiative as Head of Cross-Platform Scenario Analysis in the Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA) group. Earlier in RQA, he was Head of Multi-Asset Investment Risk for the Americas West region. In the Portfolio Management Group (PMG), he was a portfolio manager and developed asset allocation strategies. Prior to joining BGI, his roles included Senior Manager in international transfer pricing at KPMG, Chief Economist for Latin America at SG Cowen Securities, and Economist at Bankers Trust Company. Dr. Ratcliffe earned dual BA degrees from Stanford University, with university distinction—one in economics (with departmental honors) and one in political science. He received a PhD in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Speaker on
Portfolio Construction Under Pressure: Balancing Risk and Return
Panel discussion
Buy-side risk
09/24/2026
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11:50 - 12:30