Key Takeaways
- • Quincy Wells Group, LLC named Matt DenBleyker chief investment officer of Quincy Wells Advisors, its registered investment adviser subsidiary, according to a Business Wire release dated August 4, 2026.
- • DenBleyker joins from Lee Financial, where he was director of private markets, and will lead scalable investment solutions and multi-asset class portfolio construction.
- • DenBleyker brings more than two decades of experience across RIAs, investment consulting firms and public pension plans, including his prior role as managing director and co-chief investment officer at Commerce Street.
- • The appointment is positioned by the firm as supporting its effort to give independent advisors institutional-quality alternative investments as demand for alternatives grows, per managing partner John Neppel.
Summary
Quincy Wells Group, LLC, a Chicago-based wealth management platform specializing in alternative investments, has named Matt DenBleyker chief investment officer of Quincy Wells Advisors, the group's registered investment adviser subsidiary, according to a company announcement distributed via Business Wire. DenBleyker joins from Lee Financial, where he served as director of private markets.
In the new role, DenBleyker will lead the development of scalable investment solutions, oversee multi-asset class portfolio construction designed to enhance client outcomes, and contribute to the firm's broader business development initiatives. The firm provides independent representatives and advisors with investment access, due diligence and operational infrastructure through its broker-dealer, registered investment adviser and capital markets subsidiaries.
The release describes DenBleyker as bringing more than two decades of investment management experience across RIAs, investment consulting firms and public pension plans. Before Lee Financial, he was managing director and co-chief investment officer at Commerce Street, where he helped build the firm's outsourced OCIO discretionary investment platform, establishing manager due diligence frameworks, risk management procedures, asset allocation plans and governance structures. His asset-class experience spans private equity, private credit, hedge funds and real assets, including construction of multi-strategy portfolios for RIAs and institutional investors.
DenBleyker holds BBA and MBA degrees in finance from the University of Texas at Arlington, completed post-graduate studies at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and earned the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation in 2007. He is a founding member of CAIA Texas, where he serves as a Dallas chapter executive.
John Neppel, managing partner of Quincy Wells Group, said DenBleyker has built institutional investment programs and translated them into products advisors can present to clients, calling that capability essential as demand for alternatives continues to grow. DenBleyker said he is focused on creating scalable investment platforms and expanding advisor capabilities.
In the new role, DenBleyker will lead the development of scalable investment solutions, oversee multi-asset class portfolio construction designed to enhance client outcomes, and contribute to the firm's broader business development initiatives. The firm provides independent representatives and advisors with investment access, due diligence and operational infrastructure through its broker-dealer, registered investment adviser and capital markets subsidiaries.
The release describes DenBleyker as bringing more than two decades of investment management experience across RIAs, investment consulting firms and public pension plans. Before Lee Financial, he was managing director and co-chief investment officer at Commerce Street, where he helped build the firm's outsourced OCIO discretionary investment platform, establishing manager due diligence frameworks, risk management procedures, asset allocation plans and governance structures. His asset-class experience spans private equity, private credit, hedge funds and real assets, including construction of multi-strategy portfolios for RIAs and institutional investors.
DenBleyker holds BBA and MBA degrees in finance from the University of Texas at Arlington, completed post-graduate studies at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and earned the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation in 2007. He is a founding member of CAIA Texas, where he serves as a Dallas chapter executive.
John Neppel, managing partner of Quincy Wells Group, said DenBleyker has built institutional investment programs and translated them into products advisors can present to clients, calling that capability essential as demand for alternatives continues to grow. DenBleyker said he is focused on creating scalable investment platforms and expanding advisor capabilities.
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