Kevin Smith, CFA

Kevin C. Smith, CFA

Member/CEO & Chief Investment Officer

Kevin is the Founder, CEO, and CIO of Crescat Capital and its predecessor firms. He has managed investment portfolios since 1992, a career spanning multiple business cycles. Kevin has been the lead portfolio manager of the firm’s investment strategies since inception. He is the creator of Crescat’s firmwide global macro investment process and systematic equity valuation model. Prior to founding Crescat, he worked as an investment executive with Kidder Peabody. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with a specialization in finance and statistics. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Letter from the Founder