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Howard Smith

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Managing Director, Office of the President at First Analysis · Board director at Stamus Networks · Board director at VisiQuate

Greater Chicago Area

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About

Managing director and managing partner of the venture funds with over three decades at the firm, leading work in cybersecurity, internet infrastructure and IoT. He supports investments including Fortress Information Security, Gradient Cyber and Stamus Networks.

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Board director at Stamus Networks

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Stamus Networks's investors · 3

Elevate VenturesIndianapolis · $20K – $2M checks · since 2023First AnalysisChicagoNTV ProsperityNaples · since 2020

Co-founders at Stamus Networks

PMPeter Manev
Peter ManevCo-founder
ÉLÉric Leblond
Éric LeblondCo-founder & CTO

Board director at VisiQuate

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VisiQuate's investors · 3

Accel-KKRMenlo ParkLevel EquityNew York · $30M checksSixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checks

Co-founders at VisiQuate

BRBrian Robertson
Brian RobertsonExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. First AnalysisManaging Director, Office of the Presidentcurrent1994 — present
  2. Gradient CyberBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. Stamus NetworksBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentIndianapolis, Indiana, United States
  4. EdgeIQBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. TracerBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  6. observIQBoard Member2017 — 2026
  7. VisiQuate, Inc.Board Member2014 — 2024
  8. Fortress Information SecurityBoard Member2020 — 2022
  9. SmartWitnessBoard Member2019 — 2021
  10. NimbeLink CorpBoard Member2016 — 2021

Skills & more

Capital MarketsFinancial ModelingValuationInvestmentsHedge FundsAlternative InvestmentsEquity ResearchDue DiligenceEquitiesVenture CapitalInvestment Banking

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Colleagues at First Analysis

Alice Epstein
Marketing and Communications Manager at First Analysis
Andrew Walsh
Managing Director at First Analysis
Corey Greendale
Managing Director, Office of the President at First Analysis
Daniel Smereczynski
Vice President at First Analysis
Dave Leshuk
Managing Director and Research Director at First Analysis
David Hess
Vice President at First Analysis
Eric Terhorst
Senior Vice President at First Analysis
F. Oliver Nicklin, Jr.
Executive Officer at First Analysis

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Who is Howard Smith?
Managing director and managing partner of the venture funds with over three decades at the firm, leading work in cybersecurity, internet infrastructure and IoT. He supports investments including Fortress Information Security, Gradient Cyber and Stamus Networks.
Where does Howard Smith work?
Howard Smith is Managing Director, Office of the President at First Analysis and Board director at Stamus Networks and Board director at VisiQuate.
Where did Howard Smith go to school?
Howard Smith studied at University of Chicago (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor’s degree in accounting).

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