India, Jan. 13 -- As President Donald Trump continues his search to appoint the next leader of the US central bank, one prominent figure from Wall Street has come into the spotlight: Rick Rieder. The seasoned BlackRock executive is scheduled to be interviewed at the White House this week as a potential successor to Jerome Powell, whose tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve concludes on May 15, as per a Fox Business report.

Rick Rieder holds the position of Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, where he acts as the Chief Investment Officer for Global Fixed Income. He is responsible for managing the firm's bond and credit investments, which are closely associated with interest rates and monetary policy. Rieder oversees approximately $...