Derek Smith

Derek Smith is an Advisor at Upper90, a position they have held since April 2020. Prior to that, they were an Analyst at Barings from July 2017 to April 2020, where they focused on middle market private credit investing across first lien, second lien, and unitranche structures. Derek began their career as a Private Equity Intern at Arosa from August 2016 to December 2016, where they were responsible for sourcing and underwriting opportunities. Derek also interned at Novartis from May 2014 to August 2014, where they supported process management and optimization at a flu vaccine manufacturing facility.

Derek Smith has a BS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.