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Kirby Smith

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Chief Strategy Officer at Arnold Ventures · Executive In Residence with BioHealth Innovation at BioHealth Innovation, Inc.

United States

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About

Kirby Smith is Chief Strategy Officer at Arnold Ventures, which she joined in 2016, working across policy, advocacy, and operations to align strategy across the organization's programmatic areas. She has helped build the higher education team, worked on affordable housing that led to the creation of a mission-aligned investment team, and directs the incubation of new initiatives on issues such as sports betting and contraceptive access. Earlier she was a management consultant at Bain & Company focused on health care and financial services, and she holds MBA and MPP degrees from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree from Yale University.

Experience

  1. Arnold VenturesChief Strategy Officercurrent2026 — presentHouston, Texas, United States
  2. Arnold VenturesExecutive Vice President, Strategy and Programs2024 — 2025Houston, Texas, United States
  3. Arnold VenturesExecutive Vice President, Programs2021 — 2023Houston, Texas, United States
  4. Arnold VenturesVice President, Programs2019 — 2021Houston, Texas
  5. Arnold VenturesVice President, Strategy2019Houston, Texas Area
  6. Arnold VenturesDirector, Foundation Strategy2018Houston, Texas Area
  7. Arnold VenturesDirector, Venture Development2016 — 2017Houston, Texas Area
  8. Bain & CompanyCase Team Leader2015 — 2016Chicago, IL
  9. Bain & CompanyConsultant2013 — 2015Chicago, IL and Johannesburg, SA
  10. Bain & CompanySummer Associate2012Chicago, IL
  11. Civic Consulting AllianceCivic Fellow2011Chicago, IL
  12. IthakaSenior Analyst and Associate Manager for Consulting, Ithaka Strategy & Research2007 — 2010New York, NY
  13. Prepare the FutureProject Manager and Assistant to the Director2006 — 2007Baltimore, MD
  14. American School of Sao PauloMiddle School Humanities Instructor2005 — 2006São Paulo Area, Brazil

Skills & more

Non-profits4Management Consulting5Research1Nonprofits7Teaching1Business Planning1Analytics1Data Analysis1Strategy11Management2

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Colleagues at Arnold Ventures

Andrea Noda
Vice President at Arnold Ventures
Andrew Bacher-Hicks
Vice President of Evidence and Evaluation at Arnold Ventures
Arielle Mir
Vice President at Arnold Ventures
Asa Craig
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Arnold Ventures
Carrie Glenn
Vice President of Advocacy at Arnold Ventures
Chris Chen
Executive Vice President of Mission-Aligned Investments at Arnold Ventures
Daniel Schory
Vice President of Infrastructure, Energy and Permitting at Arnold Ventures
Dina Grove
Vice President of Operational Planning & Data Strategy at Arnold Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kirby Smith?
Kirby Smith is Chief Strategy Officer at Arnold Ventures, which she joined in 2016, working across policy, advocacy, and operations to align strategy across the organization's programmatic areas. She has helped build the higher education team, worked on affordable housing that led to the creation of a mission-aligned investment team, and directs the incubation of new initiatives on issues such as sports betting and contraceptive access. Earlier she was a management consultant at Bain & Company focused on health care and financial services, and she holds MBA and MPP degrees from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree from Yale University.
Where does Kirby Smith work?
Kirby Smith is Chief Strategy Officer at Arnold Ventures.
Where did Kirby Smith go to school?
Kirby Smith studied at University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Michigan - Rackham Graduate School (Master of Public Policy (MPP)); Yale University (BA, English).

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