Larry Fink’s Ascent to WEF Interim Chairman: BlackRock, Authoritarian Agendas, and Real Estate Disenfranchisement

On August 15, 2025, the World Economic Forum (WEF) announced that Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with over $11.6 trillion in assets, was appointed interim co-chair of its board alongside Roche’s André Hoffmann.

This move places Fink, a titan of global finance, at the heart of an organization critics argue promotes authoritarian policies under the guise of sophisticated global cooperation. The WEF’s agenda, intertwined with BlackRock’s influence, raises concerns about government infiltration, elitist rule-making, and a real estate strategy that critics claim disenfranchises ordinary people from property ownership.