Rick Blanke

Mr. William F.
Blanke, Jr., is a Managing Director & Partner at HighTower Advisors LLC.
He focuses his talents on serving the investment needs of clients, corporations and foundations, lending his knowledge to the implementation of wealth management strategies and focusing on fixed-income investments.
He has more than 4 decades of experience as an investment professional.
He is a Trustee of the Family YMCA of the Desert, where he also served on the board for over 25 years.
Prior to joining HighTower, Mr. Blanke spent 30 years at Morgan Stanley, 17 of which were as a Branch Manager.
He was a Select member of the Fixed Income Department (FID), a designation exclusively available to the firm’s top fixed-income advisors.
He was named a 2014 and 2015 Five Star Wealth Manager awardee.
He also served as a member of the Board of Directors for The College of the Desert Foundation for nearly 10 years, previously as a Member of the Planned Gift Committee.
Mr. Blanke received his undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego.
He is also an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF), administered by fi360, the professional designation is the industry's first and only designation that demonstrates knowledge and competency in the area of fiduciary excellence.