Lynn Baranski
Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Private Equity Partners (PEP) and CIO within Equity Private Markets (EPM)
BlackRock

Lynn Baranski, Managing Director, is Global Co-Head of Private Equity Partners (PEP) and CIO within Equity Private Markets (EPM). She is a member of BlackRock's Global Operating Committee, EPM's Executive Committee and PEP's Management Committee, Investment Committee, Executive Investment Committee and Valuation Committee. Ms. Baranski also sits on the Investment Committee of the Global Credit Opportunity Fund, the SLS Secondary Funds and on the Executive Investment Committee of BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund. Ms. Baranski's service with the firm dates back to 1997, including her years with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006. Before joining PEP in 2001, she worked as a high yield portfolio manager and research analyst in the fixed income division. She joined MLIM from Bank of America Securities, Inc. (formerly NationsBank), where she was a member of the Financial Sponsor Advisory group. In this position, she advised clients on optimal capital structures for leveraged buyouts. Ms. Baranski currently serves on the advisory boards of certain funds managed by Certares LLC, Black Diamond, Tailwind Capital Partners, 1315 Capital and Z Capital Partners. Additionally, she is on the Board of Directors Travel Leaders Group and Guardian Alarm and is an observer to the Board of Directors of American Express GBT. She previously participated on the boards of TowerCo, Canbriam Energy, Juweel Holdings, Amex Global Business Travel and Evenflo. Ms. Baranski earned a BA degree in history and art history from Wake Forest University and an MBA degree in finance from Vanderbilt University.