Blake is a junior at Whitney Young Magnet High School from the West Loop of Chicago. He enjoys traveling, reading, and meeting new people. His hobbies include writing and playing baseball. He joined OTM in 2020 with a focus on writing about solutions to economic inequality. He is passionate about entrepreneurship,  financial education, and creative writing and plans to study economics in college. His favorite money quote is, "wise people should have money in their head, but not in their heart."