John Blake – Senior VP Business Development & Government Strategy

John Blake is Bear Head’s Senior VP of Business Development and Government Strategy.  John comes to Bear Head after pursuing a couple of early stage project development efforts related to the energy transition.  More recently, John joined the Bear Head team to help facilitate its transition to becoming a producer of green hydrogen and ammonia.

Prior to these initiatives, John spent 20 years in energy investment banking working for Lehman Brothers and Barclays, where he ultimately led the firm’s coverage of oilfield service and energy engineering & construction companies.  Much of his work was with Canadian clients.  In this role, he gained significant experience in capital raising and M&A transactions.

John has a BA and a Master of Accounting degree from Rice University and an MBA with honors from Duke University.