Karen Robards - BlackRock Health Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Ms. Karen P. Robards serves as Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Health Science Trust. She is Partner of Robards Company, LLC since 1987 Cofounder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development since 1987 Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987. The Boards benefit from Ms. Robards many years of experience in investment banking and the financial advisory industry where she obtained extensive knowledge of the capital markets and advised clients on corporate finance transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and the issuance of debt and equity securities. Ms. Robards prior position as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley provides useful oversight of the Funds investment decisions and investment valuation processes. Additionally, Ms. Robards experience as a director of publicly held and private companies allows her to provide the Boards with insight into the management and governance practices of other companies. Ms. Robards longstanding service on the boards of the ClosedEnd Complex also provides her with a specific understanding of the Funds, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Funds. Ms. Robards knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies her to serve as Vice Chair of the Boards and as the Chair of each Funds Audit Committee