Scott Amero
Director/Board Member at Root Capital, Inc.
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Scott M.
Amero is currently a Director at Root Capital, Inc. He was previously a Vice Chairman at BlackRock Advisors LLC and BlackRock, Inc., as well as a Director at Anthracite Capital, Inc. Prior to that, he was a Vice President of Fixed Income Research at First Boston Corp.
Amero received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1985 and his MBA from New York University in 1991.
Scott Amero active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Root Capital, Inc.
 Root Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Root Capital, Inc. provides investment and financial services to small and growing agricultural businesses. Its products include coffee, cocoa, fruits and vegetables and other products. The firm is an agricultural lender that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses. The company was founded by William F. Foote in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Scott Amero
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRACITE CAPITAL INC. | Director/Board Member | 2013-02-19 |
BlackRock Advisors LLC
 BlackRock Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans. | Chief Investment Officer | 2009-08-26 |
| First Boston Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1989-12-30 |
| BLACKROCK, INC. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Scott Amero
| Harvard University | Undergraduate Degree |
| New York University | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| BLACKROCK, INC. | Finance |
| Private companies | 4 |
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BlackRock Advisors LLC
BlackRock Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans. | Finance |
Anthracite Capital, Inc.
 Anthracite Capital, Inc. Real Estate Investment TrustsFinance Anthracite Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company, which invests in commercial real estate assets on a global basis. Its primary activities are investing in high yielding commercial real estate debt and equity. The company focuses on acquiring pools of performing loans in the form of commercial mortgage-backed securities, issuing secured debt backed by CMBS and providing capital for the commercial real estate industry in the form of mezzanine loan financing and equity. Anthracite Capital was founded in November 1997 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
| First Boston Corp. | Finance |
Root Capital, Inc.
Root Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Root Capital, Inc. provides investment and financial services to small and growing agricultural businesses. Its products include coffee, cocoa, fruits and vegetables and other products. The firm is an agricultural lender that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses. The company was founded by William F. Foote in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Finance |
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