Charles J. Blake
Little Rock Market Executive @ Southern Bancorp | Former Arkansas House Minority Leader
- Role
- Market Executive at Southern Bancorp
- Location
- Little Rock, AR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Charles J. Blake
Charles Blake is a wealth builder, strategist, entrepreneur, civil servant, and skilled communicator. Blake serves as the Little Rock Market Executive at Southern Bancorp. Blake served as Vice Principal at Think Rubix, where he led the Government Affairs division. Blake became Mayor Frank Scott Jr’s Chief of Staff after he stepped down as the Minority Leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives and State Representative for District 36. Blake served three terms in the state legislature, while there he was also elected Minority Whip, and Vice Chair of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus. Blake has served as a legislator, a public administrator, and has managed and led multiple political campaigns.Blake attended Little Rock Central High School, then graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa, majoring in Political Science. After graduation, he returned to Arkansas, where he worked in banking and finance before serving as a founding administrator of Little Rock Preparatory Academy, and President of CenArk Transportation. He ran for office in 2014, winning a seat in the state House of Representatives. Blake has been named one of Arkansas’ 250 Most Influential Leaders in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 by Arkansas Business. Blake also co-host the podcast Rock The Culture.
Experience
Market Executive
Oct 2023 — Present · Little Rock, AR, US
Education
Grinnell College
Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Relationship Management
- Relationship Building
- Non-Profit Administration
- Financial Analysis
- Community Organizing
- Management
- Team Building
- Banking
- Operations Management
- Commercial Banking
- Transportation
- Public Speaking
- Strategic Consulting
- Management Consulting
- Investment Banking
- Community Engagement
- Community Service
- Charter Schools
- Project Management
- Transportation Management
- Consulting
- Public Relations
- Private Banking
- Community Policing
- Educational Leadership
- Public Policy
- Financial Management Experience
- Community Development
- Leadership Development
- Community Management
- Financial Planning
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