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Derek Blackburn

Chief Compliance Officer, Managing at H. M. Payson & Co.

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Derek Blackburn has been Chief Compliance Officer, Managing of H. M. Payson & Co., a Portland, ME investment adviser managing $9.09B, since September 2015.

11
Years in role
$9.09B
Firm AUM
4,308
Firm clients
29
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 31 March 2026Form ADV

Career

Derek Blackburn is a control person of H. M. Payson & Co. and directly owns under 5% of it. Derek Blackburn holds a B.S. from Plymouth State University.

H. M. Payson & Co. is an investment adviser based in Portland, ME, registered with the SEC since 1966. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, individual clients, and corporations and other businesses. Its regulatory assets under management total $9.09 billion, as filed on 31 March 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

Derek Blackburn is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of HM Payson. Blackburn has been with the firm since 2015. Blackburn's experience also includes Spinnaker Trust, where Blackburn was Vice President and Director of Operations, Ram Trust Company and Citigroup.

Key facts

CRD
4281805
Firm
H. M. Payson & Co. · CRD 2993
Role
Chief Compliance Officer, Managing
In role since
September 2015 · 11 years
Control person
Yes
Direct ownership
Under 5%
Firm headquarters
Portland, ME
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record
Firm bio
hmpayson.com

Common questions

Where does Derek Blackburn work?

Derek Blackburn has been Chief Compliance Officer, Managing of H. M. Payson & Co. since September 2015, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 31 March 2026

How can I verify Derek Blackburn’s record?

Derek Blackburn’s role is listed on H. M. Payson & Co.’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 2993.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 31 March 2026

Leadership at H. M. Payson & Co.

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 4281805, checked 21 October 2026. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of H. M. Payson & Co., filed 31 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. H. M. Payson & Co. team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.