After six years at IHS Markit leading a variety of commercial teams, Blake was appointed Senior Vice President and CEO of Janes in 2014. Since then, his focus has been on transitioning Janes from a history of books and magazine publishing to a business that collects, connects, and conveys assured open-source data and intelligence to governments, national security organisations, and defence manufacturers. "Organisations rely on Janes to be the trusted global agency for open-source defence intelligence and at the heart of the company are our exceptional colleagues who are the world's best experts in their fields and our most critical and sustainable competitive advantage.