Blake Roberts

Managing Director
PFM Financial Advisors LLC
Contact

111 Congress Avenue
21st Floor
Austin, TX 78701

robertsb@pfm.com
512.614.5324 office

Specialties
Financial Advisory

State & Local Governments, Housing Authorities, K-12 Schools

Education
B.A. in American Studies
Texas A&M University

M.S. in Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University

Professional Designations or Licenses
Municipal Advisor Representative (Series 50)

Started with PFM: 2015

Started in the Field: 2008

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Blake Roberts is a managing director based in the firm’s Austin office. He provides financial advisory services to cities, counties, utilities, school districts, community colleges, and housing authorities. He assists his clients with financial planning, credit strategies and the execution of bond transactions.

Blake’s transaction advisory experience includes bond financings for general infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic development, as well as short-term commercial paper programs and direct bank financings. Blake has advised numerous water/wastewater utilities on bond placements with the Texas Water Development Board. In 2019, Blake was a financial advisor on Austin Energy’s issuance of bonds to fund the acquisition of a biomass power plant, which eliminated an above-market power purchase agreement, a transaction that received a Bond Buyer “Deal of the Year” award.

Prior to joining PFM in 2015, Blake worked in public sector banking, as a municipal bond credit rating analyst, as a budget and policy analyst with the Texas Legislative Budget Board, and as a Teach for America corps member.
 
Contact

111 Congress Avenue
21st Floor
Austin, TX 78701

robertsb@pfm.com
512.614.5324 office

Specialties
Financial Advisory

State & Local Governments, Housing Authorities, K-12 Schools

Education
B.A. in American Studies
Texas A&M University

M.S. in Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University

Professional Designations or Licenses
Municipal Advisor Representative (Series 50)

Started with PFM: 2015

Started in the Field: 2008

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Download Vcard

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