| Syracuse University, BA | |
| Nova-Southeastern University, MBA |
Howard W. Smith leads business development for the fund. He is responsible for generating and evaluating new investment opportunities and he supports the fund’s investment portfolio companies. His activities include proactive outbound deal prospecting and research. He also actively develops relationships with entrepreneurs, service providers and business leaders across the country.
Howard brings over 15 years of business development, financial and consulting experience. Prior to joining ETF, Howard was a Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) Business Consulting Services. Howard consulted for many Fortune 500 companies and Universities such as: AT&T (NYSE: T), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), HJ Heinz (NYSE: HNJ), Rohm & Hass (NYSE: ROH) and the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems. In addition to consulting for PWC and IBM, Howard also served as the Global Knowledge Manager of the Financial Management Solution Division where he was responsible for the tacit and explicit knowledge of the firm.
