Blair Welch is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Slate Asset Management, which he co-founded in 2005. As Co-CEO, Blair is responsible for the management of Slate Asset Management and its Executive Team, global capital raising, and North American investment originations. He is also actively involved in Slate Asset Management’s governance bodies, serving on the firm’s Strategy Committee and Investment Committee.

Under the leadership of Blair and his brother and Co-CEO, Brady Welch, Slate Asset Management has grown into a multi-billion dollar global alternative investment platform with 10 global offices and 130 specialized employees worldwide. The firm has completed over C$23 billion in acquisitions and dispositions since its inception across the US, Canada, and Europe and today has an integrated global platform that spans real estate equity, real estate credit, real estate securities, and infrastructure.

Blair has over 25 years of real estate industry experience working in direct investment, investment banking, development, and securitization across North America, Europe, and Asia. Blair has been fortunate to work with exceptional people at pioneering firms such as Fortress Investment Group, Bankers Trust, First National Financial Corporation, and Hudson Advisors L.P., formerly Brazos Advisors, LLC.

Blair holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.