Richard Smith

Prior to his current role, Mr. Smith was Head of Private Investments at JPMorgan Chase, overseeing the firm's multi-billion portfolio of balance sheet investments in companies including 70 new strategic investments made in the last six years. Mr. Smith has 42 years of private investment experience and was a partner for 12 years at One Equity Partners, after 21 years of independent venture growth investing, most recently at Allegra Partners. He began his investing career at Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd in 1979. Mr. Smith has been Chairman of six companies and a director of an additional 37 public and private companies across his career.