Blake has more than 35 years of senior leadership experience in the financial services industry, currently Executive Director, Head of U.S. Wealth Management Marketing Controls for J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, responsible for strategic marketing governance oversight across the wealth management platform. … His overall career spans a broad range of disciplines, including branch and regional leadership, real estate strategy, advertising, mergers and acquisitions, and marketing legal and regulatory functions across consumer, business, and wealth management lines. In addition to his corporate leadership, Blake served for nine years on the board of the American Lung Association – Midland States. Outside of his professional career, Blake is a history buff and an avid automobile enthusiast specializing in late‑1960s to early‑1970s American performance vehicles, with a penchant for Dodge, Plymouth, Buick, and Oldsmobile brands. He holds an automotive design patent, and actively participates in sanctioned quarter‑mile drag racing events with his restored vehicles – celebrating the engineering and performance heritage of these iconic vehicles… “They were built for this!”