Blake W.

Blake W. has a diverse work experience starting from 2018. In 2019, they worked as a Strategic Planning Specialist at Youth INC NYC. In 2020, they served as a Financial Analyst at Michigan Stocks and Bonds and also as a Summer Consultant at Eversight. Additionally, they held the role of Partnerships Manager at CapSource Education, where they focused on providing students with valuable work experiences. Blake also served as VP of Recruitment at Sigma Eta Pi - University of Michigan, where they organized events and led the recruitment cycle. In the same year, they joined Spill the Honey Foundation as a Board Member and later became the National Youth President, where they were involved in expanding the organization through partnerships and executing various initiatives. Since 2021, they have been associated with Hawke Ventures, initially as an Associate responsible for sourcing and evaluating investment opportunities and later co-founding the Hawke Ventures Scout Program. Lastly, in 2022, Blake founded BackpackVC.

Blake W. attended Bishop Gorman High School from 2014 to 2018, where they did not earn a degree or specialize in any particular field of study. Later, they pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree at the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business from 2018 to 2022, majoring in Business Administration and Management, General. As part of their undergraduate studies, they also completed a short-term program at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2019. Additionally, in 2022, Blake participated in a program at NOLS, although no degree or field of study information is provided for this experience.