Matt Blades
Matt Blades is a 2002 graduate of the University of Montana Western, where he competed on the Men’s Golf Team. He lives in Livingston, Montana, and has spent more than two decades as a financial advisor with Edward Jones, earning the Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS®) designation. His practice focuses on retirement income, estate and legacy planning, and work with business owners. In 2026 he was named to Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors for Montana.
Matt is active in Livingston and Park County. He currently serves on the board of Friends of LINKS for Learning, a nonprofit that supports after-school and summer programs for elementary students in Livingston Public Schools. He is also involved with Livingston Elks Lodge #246.
He joined the University of Montana Western Foundation Board of Directors to help strengthen scholarships, student support, and the long-term resources that make a Western education possible for the next generation of Bulldogs.
