Mr. Smith is a Managing Director of Artisan Partners. He joined Artisan Partners in October 2016 and has managed the Fund and Artisan Partners’ thematic strategy since the inception of each in 2017.

Prior to joining Artisan Partners in 2016, Mr. Smith was a senior analyst at Kingdon Capital from October 2014 to October 2016. From September 2013 to October 2014, he was the founder and portfolio manager at Centerline Investment Partners and prior thereto, he was a managing director with Karsch Capital Management.

Mr. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.