James Motherway ‘83 has joined Manhattan College’s board of trustees, after an election by the current members of the board.
Motherway is a managing director and Global Head of Audit at BlackRock, Inc., a global investment management firm based in New York City. Founded in 1988 initially as a risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager, BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, with more than $4.5 trillion in assets under management.
Prior to joining BlackRock in 2011, Motherway spent six years with Bank of America as senior vice president and general auditor, and two years with Raymond James as senior vice president for high yield sales. From 1992-2003, Motherway spent 11 years with Lehman Brothers as senior vice president for high yield sales. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1983.
Motherway graduated magna cum laude from Manhattan College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He went on to earn an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School in 1990. A certified public accountant, he currently serves on the Manhattan College School of Business advisory board and is a business mentor for students.