Patrick Bless

Senior Vice President/ Market Leader at First Trust Portfolios

Patrick Bless has had extensive work experience in the financial industry. Patrick began their career in 2004 at Merrill Lynch, where they served as a Financial Advisor, POA Training Coach, and Complex Sales Director. In 2010, Bless joined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. as the Managing Director of Investments. After two years, they moved to Piedmont Capital Distributors as a Regional Director. In 2014, they joined ProShares as the Regional Managing Director, until 2017 when they joined First Trust as the Senior Vice President of Institutional Sales.

Patrick Bless attended Florida Atlantic University from 1998 to 2000, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics.

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  • Senior Vice President/ Market Leader

    July, 2017 - present