Andy Blocker

Andy Blocker is Global Head of Public Policy and Strategic Partnerships at Invesco. In this role, he works across Invesco’s three regions – the Americas, EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa), and Asia Pacific – to bring global strategic leadership and alignment to Invesco’s public policy positions and engagement. He also leverages the political and policy expertise of Invesco’s public policy teams around the globe to provide timely insight to clients and portfolio managers. Mr. Blocker drives Invesco's legislative and regulatory advocacy initiatives in Washington. He engages with clients and opinion leaders on public policy developments, and seeks to maximize Invesco's reputation and influence among key policymakers and partners around the world.

Mr. Blocker joined Invesco in 2018. Prior to joining the firm, he served as executive vice president of public policy and advocacy for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, where he led a team engaging lawmakers and regulators on international, federal, and state issues impacting the financial services industry. Before that, Mr. Blocker spent five years as managing director for UBS’ US Office of Public Policy, focusing on lobbying, client service, and education for individual and institutional clients. He also served as vice president of government relations for the New York Stock Exchange, as managing director of government and international affairs for American Airlines, and for the White House as special assistant to the president for legislative affairs. Mr. Blocker began his career as a financial analyst for Bell Atlantic Corporation. He has appeared on CNBC, CNBC Asia, Bloomberg, and Yahoo! Finance.

Mr. Blocker earned a BA degree in economics from Harvard University and an MBA in international business from Georgetown University.