Muirinn O'Neill is a Vice President in BlackRock’s public policy team, based in London, where she leads on retirement and financial wellbeing in the UK and Ireland. As part of BlackRock's fiduciary duty to clients, the Public Policy team advocates for policies in the long-term best interest of our investors. The team supports the creation of regulatory regimes that increase financial market transparency, protect investors, and facilitate responsible growth of capital markets, while preserving consumer choice and properly balancing benefits versus implementation costs. Prior to joining BlackRock, Muirinn worked in consultancy, where she specialised in issues around retirement and financial wellbeing.