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Tanya Levy-Odom, Managing Director, is Deputy Head of BlackRock Investment Stewardship (BIS) Americas. In this capacity, Tanya represents BIS Americas in all its activities as it engages with companies to promote effective governance and create value for clients.She has direct coverage responsibility for the Consumer Sector (Consumer Staples/Communications Services/Internet & Direct Marketing Retail/ Specialty Retail). Tanya also oversees the BIS Americas Consumer/Technology pod. BIS evaluates the corporate governance of companies in which BlackRock invests, including the assessment of environmental and social factors material to a company's business operations. The team engages companies and others in the investment stewardship ecosystem to promote the governance and business practices aligned with long-term value creation by the companies in which BlackRock invests on behalf of clients. Prior to joining the BIS Americas team in 2019, Tanya served as the Executive Director of Investor Relations at Time Inc. (prior to the Meredith Corporation acquisition). Additionally, she served as the firm's Corporate Responsibility Officer. Prior to joining Time Inc., Tanya was a Vice President and Domestic Equity Analyst at Alliance Bernstein, responsible for equity forecasting and stock recommendations in the Consumer sector. Tanya earned an MBA in Finance with a concentration in Portfolio Management from Fordham University and a BBA in Banking and Finance from Hofstra University.