Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Blake helps financial advisors in the firm’s Central division to understand their clients’ goals and determine appropriate strategies for the complex financial issues of high-net-worth clients. He focuses on wealth transfer planning—including trust and estate planning services as well as business succession, charitable and stock option planning. Blake joined RBC Wealth Management in 2018 after 11 years in the financial services industry.

Leah spearheads the collaborative efforts of the Client Strategies Team support for your financial advisor. She is part of a multi-disciplinary group of professionals who provide guidance on investment management, estate planning services, credit solutions, insurance and annuity strategies, professional trustee services and trust consulting, retirement solutions, capital markets engagement, banking solutions and more. Called upon for support at various times throughout your wealth management journey, Leah works diligently to address clients’ unique situations.

Les serves as a resource for your financial advisor in determining and developing wealth transfer strategies for high-net-worth clients in areas including estate strategies, lifetime giving, personal trust planning, charitable giving, concentrated equity position diversification and employee stock options. In this role, Les partners with financial advisors to meet with individual clients and their attorneys and/or accountants, as well as present at client seminars.

As a trust consultant, Tom specializes in personal trust planning and assists in the movement of client trust assets, provides educational and technical guidance relating to personal trusts and advises clients on opportunities with third-party professional trust partners.

In the wealth management banker role, John acts as the key contact for financial advisors and their clients to build awareness and understanding of the full cash management and lending options available.