Blake Bethea, CFA, joined Chatham in 2025 and is responsible for investment research and portfolio management.

Blake brings to Chatham a strong academic foundation and extensive experience in corporate finance. He earned his B.S. in Finance from the University of Georgia as a Zell Miller Scholar and his M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Virginia’s Darden School, where he received the William Michael Shermet Award, presented to the top 5% of first-year students. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Blake previously held senior finance positions at Cox Enterprises in Atlanta and at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, where he specialized in financial modeling, corporate strategy, and enterprise-level planning.