Michael Gates
Managing director and head of Model Portfolio Solutions for the Americas at BlackRock and lead portfolio manager for target-allocation models, with a long tenure at BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors and a CFA charter.
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Apr 21, 2026 • 47min
Michael Gates: Why More Advisors Are Migrating to Model Portfolios
Michael Gates, BlackRock’s head of Model Portfolio Solutions and veteran portfolio manager, discusses why advisors increasingly use model portfolios. He covers how tax overlays and rebalancing with risk shape model design. He explores AI’s role in productivity and how to build thematic AI and defense exposures. He also explains when active management adds value and how tech will change model implementation.
