Brendan Smith

Brendan Smith is an experienced finance professional currently serving as a Fund Services Associate at First Trust Capital Management L.P. since September 2023. Prior to this role, Brendan held the position of Senior Investment Accounting Associate at EquiTrust Life Insurance Company from August 2022 to September 2023. Brendan's career also includes significant experience at Guggenheim Partners, where positions included Client Reporting Associate, Data Integrity Associate, and Analyst from December 2015 to August 2022. Earlier in Brendan's career, roles at BNY Mellon from February 2011 to December 2015 encompassed Associate Client Service Manager and Senior Trust Associate. Brendan holds an MBA in Finance and Business Strategy from DePaul Driehaus College of Business and a degree from West Virginia University's College of Business and Economics, along with a high school diploma from Mahwah High School.