Matthew Stephen Ford

Current Employers

Blackoak Advisors Llc

500 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309 • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
IA	RA	APPROVED	2025-10-23

IA RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-10-23

Branch Locations

Ankeny, IA • United States

500 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309 • United States

Disclosures

No disclosure categories reported as “Yes” on this SEC record.

Regulatory action No
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint No
Termination No

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
Freemark Partners Management Lp	New York	NY	07/2016	12/2020
Professional Development	New York	NY	01/2021	05/2021
Blackoak Advisors Llc	New York	NY	06/2021	07/2024
Blackoak Advisors Llc	Des Moines	IA	08/2025	Present
Self-Employed - Business Transition	Des Moines	IA	08/2024	07/2025

07/2016 → 12/2020

Freemark Partners Management Lp

New York, NY
01/2021 → 05/2021

Professional Development

New York, NY
06/2021 → 07/2024

Blackoak Advisors Llc

New York, NY
08/2025 → Present

Blackoak Advisors Llc

Des Moines, IA
08/2024 → 07/2025

Self-Employed - Business Transition

Des Moines, IA

Previous Registrations

2021-06-06 → 2024-07-26

Blackoak Advisors Llc

New York, NY

Other Businesses

Klima Capital Advisors LP and Klima Capital GP I LLC (500 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309) and their affiliates comprise an investment firm specializing in regulated carbon markets. I am the founder and currently serve as Co-Chief Investment Officer and co-owner. Duties: managing the portfolio, fundraising, and overseeing the fund. I receive compensation in the form of a percentage of profits. Klima started investing in October 2021. Time commitment: ~50 hours a month, ~50 hours during securities trading hours.