Jean Boivin, PhD, Managing Director, is the Head of the BlackRock Investment Institute. He is responsible for harnessing BlackRock’s investment expertise and generating proprietary research to help portfolio managers and clients navigate financial markets. Dr. Boivin drives BII’s research on macroeconomics, sustainability, geopolitics and portfolio construction. BII’s strategist network and publications team bring these insights to clients and the media globally.

Dr. Boivin is a member of BlackRock’s Global Operating Committee and the Global Executive Investment Subcommittee.

Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, Dr. Boivin served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and Associate Deputy Finance Minister, serving as Canada's representative at the G7, G20 and Financial Stability Board. Dr. Boivin has also taught at Columbia Business School and HEC Montréal, and has published widely on macroeconomics, monetary policy and finance. Dr. Boivin earned a B.Sc. degree from the Université de Montréal, and a PhD from Princeton University in economics.

Articles

Structural shift

By Jean Boivin , Wei Li (Published on 11-14-2024)

Supply constraints shaping economy, markets

By Jean Boivin , Wei Li (Published on 10-10-2024)

Leaning into risk through market volatility

By Jean Boivin , Wei Li (Published on 08-15-2024)

Emerging markets stay ‘higher for longer’

By Jean Boivin , Wei Li (Published on 07-12-2024)

Election turnover

By Jean Boivin , Wei Li (Published on 06-18-2024)

Power and still more power!

By Jean Boivin , Wei Li (Published on 05-29-2024)

New data the key to gauge policy path

By Jean Boivin , Wei Li (Published on 05-14-2024)

Investment impact of diverging population trends

By Jean Boivin , Wei Li (Published on 04-15-2024)

Focus on U.S. and Japan

By Jean Boivin , Wei Li (Published on 03-21-2024)

Will earnings reports spoil the party?

By Jean Boivin (Published on 02-23-2024)

U.S. stocks looking more attractive

By Jean Boivin , Alex Brazier (Published on 02-08-2024)

Managing macro currents in 2024

By Jean Boivin , Alex Brazier (Published on 01-11-2024)

Three investment themes to ponder for the New Year

By Jean Boivin , Alex Brazier (Published on 12-21-2023)

High rates persist

By Jean Boivin (Published on 11-30-2023)

Getting selective in developed markets

By Jean Boivin , Alex Brazier (Published on 11-09-2023)

Two-way volatility ahead for U.S. yields

By Jean Boivin , Alex Brazier (Published on 10-18-2023)

A tale of two shocks, part 2

By Jean Boivin , Alex Brazier (Published on 09-19-2023)

A tale of two shocks, part 1

By Jean Boivin , Alex Brazier (Published on 09-12-2023)