OUR APPROACH
Trusted Guidance to Help Shape Your Financial Future
Blue Slate Investment Management was founded on the conviction that exceptional wealth guidance requires deep understanding, and an appreciation for each client's unique circumstances. Our team brings an ethic of care and decades of public and private asset management experience, to an intimate practice where your definition of success is our mandate.
Erik C. Giard-Chase, CFA
Erik founded Blue Slate Investment Management in the Fall of 2024, following a distinguished career as a Partner at Champlain Investment Partners (2009 - 2019) and most recently as Chief Investment Officer at Westview Investment Advisors (2022 - 2024). Erik brings extensive experience from both institutional and boutique investment environments to the firm's leadership, investment process, and culture. Erik holds two bachelors degrees from the University of Vermont (Mathematics ‘09, Philosophy ‘20) as well as a masters degree from the University of Chicago (‘22). He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst® designation in 2013 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Vermont.
Outside of work, Erik is an active member in the Vermont community. He currently serves on the Board of Directors at Spectrum Youth and Family Services. Spectrum provides shelter, food, health care, mentoring and counseling for youth ages 12 - 30 and their families. Prior to this, Erik volunteered as a CoSA (Circles of Support and Accountability) member helping formerly incarcerated individuals successfully rejoin the community.
Erik lives in Shelburne, Vermont and enjoys reading, playing piano, cycling and spending time with his wife Catherine and their two daughters, Delaney and Fallon.
What We Stand For
Where We’re From
Blue Slate Investment Management takes its name from an old Vermont dairy farm personally owned by our founder’s family. For decades, the historic barns on this cherished property have preserved and nourished people, values, and pursuits—a legacy we are proud to carry forward.
Empowering Your Tomorrow
When your goals call for a personalized financial journey, we respond with expertise. Let’s build a legacy that endures.
Roof trusses under construction at Blue Slate Dairy Farm in Bridport, Vermont.