With more than 25 years of experience, Blake is a portfolio manager on the Leveraged Credit Platform and lead portfolio manager of our total return high-yield approach. As co-chair of Wellington’s Leveraged Credit Strategy Group, he also provides research coverage of high-yield bonds and bank loans within the US financials sector.
Blake joined Wellington in 2014 as a research analyst on the Leveraged Credit Team covering the US financials, home construction, and building materials sectors. Before that, he worked in the High Yield Group at Aviva Investors in Chicago. Prior to Aviva, he was a senior analyst at Chicago Fundamental Investment Partners, a long/short credit opportunities fund (2008 – 2013) and also worked on the distressed debt/special situations proprietary desk at Bear Stearns & Co (2005 – 2008). He has experience in investment banking and private equity and began his career at Arthur Andersen (1997 – 2000).
Blake earned his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (2005) and his BS in accounting, graduating with distinction, from Purdue University (1997). He is a Certified Public Accountant.
