Robert Blume was Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Wealth Management & Advisory Services for Washington Trust Bank in Spokane, WA from 1987-2020. Mr. Blume had direct responsibility for over 2,000 clients in numerous primarily west coast communities.  Mr. Blume managed over 100 professionals in seven offices of Wealth Management at Washington Trust administering over $7 billion in assets under the bank’s fiduciary responsibility.

Mr. Blume worked with the most sophisticated and complex strategies within the wealth management service offerings, often working with multi-generational families with complex and dynamic wealth situations. In addition to managing the division, Mr. Blume used his experience as a CPA and CFP® professional to advise clients and assist their advisors on the most sophisticated and complex estate and tax strategies.

Rob is a graduate of Washington State University with a degree in Business Administration and is a CPA licensed in Virginia and Washington.

Mr. Blume is active nationally, advising congressional committees on estate tax and is well recognized as a leader in the industry. He is well known in the United States as a trust and estate expert. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.