Blake Smith

C. Blake Smith, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager and Analyst at Campbell Newman Asset Management. He began his career in the investment management industry in 2011. Mr. Smith joined Campbell Newman in September 2025, following 13 years at Bachrach Asset Management as a member of the small team managing the Venturi Global Fund, a family of global investment funds. From 2020 through the closing of the fund in 2024, he served as Co-Portfolio Manager for Venturi’s Global Equity Fund and Global Opportunity Fund, and prior to that, as an analyst for the Venturi Global Equity, Global Opportunity, and Global Income funds. He graduated with a B.S. degree in finance from Miami University in 2011 and is a CFA charterholder.