Alex Smith
InvestorInvestment Operations Manager at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Anchorage, Alaska
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About
Alex Smith is the investment operations manager at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, where he leads the investment operations team supporting internal fixed income and public equities portfolio management. His team handles data integrity, counterparty onboarding, trading infrastructure, and settlement for internally-managed portfolios, working alongside the Public Finance, Risk, and Compliance teams. Originally from rural western Alaska, he has background in small businesses, commercial fishing, fuel distribution, and maritime operations, and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Experience
- Alaska AirlinesManager Operations Planning & Analysiscurrent2025 — presentSeaTac, Washington, United States
- Alaska AirlinesSenior Crew Staffing Analyst2023 — 2025SeaTac, Washington, United States
- Alaska AirlinesSenior Financial Analyst2022 — 2023SeaTac, Washington, United States
- AmazonFinancial Analyst II - AMZL2020 — 2022Bellevue, Washington, United States
- Horizon AirFinancial Analyst II2019 — 2020Greater Seattle Area
- Horizon AirFinancial Analyst2018 — 2019Portland, Oregon
- University of Oregon: Emerging Market FundFund Manager2017 — 2018Eugene, Oregon Area
- Intel CorporationFinance/Accounting Graduate Intern2017Hillsboro, Oregon
- Island EnterprisesMarketing Coordinator2015 — 2016
- Island EnterprisesMarketing Intern2014 — 2015
- Island EnterprisesHuman Resources Assistant2012 — 2014
- Island EnterprisesSummer Office Assistant2010 — 2012
Skills & more
Leadership10Teamwork9StrategyPublic Speaking3Interpersonal SkillsSocial Media2Financial AnalysisMarketingSocial Media MarketingData AnalysisResearchMarket Research
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Marketing StrategyFinanceForecastingPivot TablesData VisualizationBusiness Intelligence (BI)Financial ModelingData ScienceBudgetingAccrualsFinancial PlanningCustomer Service- Alaska Air Group - Harvard Leadership Essentials — Harvard Business Impact (formerly Harvard Business Publishing)
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Colleagues at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Allen Waldrop
Deputy Chief Investment Officer (CIO) - Private Markets at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Andre Periovi
Summer 2025 Investments Intern at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Chris LaVallee
Senior Portfolio Accountant II at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Chris Poag
General Counsel at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Deven Mitchell
Executive Director & CEO at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Eric Ritchie
Senior Portfolio Manager — Real Estate at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Ethan Schutt
Chair of the Governance Committee, Board of Trustees at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Fawad Razzaque
Director of Investments — Public Equities at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Smith?
- Alex Smith is the investment operations manager at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, where he leads the investment operations team supporting internal fixed income and public equities portfolio management. His team handles data integrity, counterparty onboarding, trading infrastructure, and settlement for internally-managed portfolios, working alongside the Public Finance, Risk, and Compliance teams. Originally from rural western Alaska, he has background in small businesses, commercial fishing, fuel distribution, and maritime operations, and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
- Where does Alex Smith work?
- Alex Smith is Investment Operations Manager at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.
- Where did Alex Smith go to school?
- Alex Smith studied at University of Oregon Lundquist College of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Securities Analysis and Advanced Strategy/Leadership); Pacific Lutheran University (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Marketing); Capital High School.
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Also attended Pacific Lutheran University20
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Shared employers
Also worked at Alaska Airlines10
Mike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupEdith BeszeOperations Team at Autotech VenturesRenata BellOperating Partner at Team Ignite VenturesDerek HarnCo-Founder at CountAndrew McLainDirector of Product at EdgeXJames ArchuletaExecutive Officer at Vutility
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Also worked at Amazon1,104
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Also worked at Intel Corporation678
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel Capital
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