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About
Steve Smith is a Managing Director at Grain Management, LLC, working in finance and operations across finance, strategy, technology, and operations. His prior experience includes serving as Chief Financial Officer of a $27B enterprise business unit, holding an International CFO role, and leading FP&A for Verizon and its largest unit, Verizon Wireless. He has also served as President of an operating region with approximately $1B in revenue and held leadership roles spanning over $100B in M&A activity.
Experience
- Grain Management, LLCManaging Directorcurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- LightRiverBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- 123NETBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Trueline Infrastructure SolutionsBoard Member2024 — 2025
- S2 AdvisoryPrincipal2023 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonSenior Vice President - Corporate Finance | Strategic Advisor2020 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonSenior Vice President - Commercial Finance & Business Development, Consumer Group & Verizon Wireless2016 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonSenior Vice President - Business Development (M&A), Verizon Wireless2013 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonVice President & Chief Financial Officer, Verizon Enterprise Solutions2011 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonPresident - South Central Region, Verizon Wireless2009 — 2011Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
- VerizonVice President - Transition Planning, Verizon Wireless2008 — 2009New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonStaff Vice President - Strategic & Financial Planning, Verizon Wireless2003 — 2008New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonGroup Vice President/CFO - International Finance2000 — 2003New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonDirector of Strategic Planning1998 — 2000New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonAssociate Director, Business Development Strategy1995 — 1998New York City Metropolitan Area
- VerizonStaff Director, Regulatory Relations1992 — 1995
- Dover CorporationProcess Engineer1987 — 1990Binghamton, New York, United States
Skills & more
Pricing AnalysisBoard PresentationsKey Performance IndicatorsFinancial MetricsFinancial PerformanceExecutive LeadershipExecutive ManagementAcquisition IntegrationMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)International BusinessRegulatory AffairsProcess Engineering
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Investor RelationsTelecommunicationsM2MBusiness StrategyMobile DevicesDirect SalesCustomer RetentionCustomer ExperienceFinancial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)Wireless SpectrumTransformationManagement- CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
- Engineer In Training — Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
From Steve's professional profile.
Colleagues at Grain Management
Abbas Hasan
Principal at Grain Management
Abilash Prabhakaran
Associate at Grain Management
Adam Pickard
Principal at Grain Management
Alessandro Sicilia
Senior Associate at Grain Management
Alex Lee
Senior Associate at Grain Management
Alexis Granger
Executive Assistant at Grain Management
Arya Heidari
Principal at Grain Management
Ben Sugerman
Associate at Grain Management
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Smith?
- Steve Smith is a Managing Director at Grain Management, LLC, working in finance and operations across finance, strategy, technology, and operations. His prior experience includes serving as Chief Financial Officer of a $27B enterprise business unit, holding an International CFO role, and leading FP&A for Verizon and its largest unit, Verizon Wireless. He has also served as President of an operating region with approximately $1B in revenue and held leadership roles spanning over $100B in M&A activity.
- Where does Steve Smith work?
- Steve Smith is Managing Director at Grain Management.
- Where did Steve Smith go to school?
- Steve Smith studied at University of Rochester - Simon Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Corporate Accounting); Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University (Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology).
Same school
Also attended University of Rochester - Simon Business School53
Camila VieiraPartner, Head of Brazil at QED InvestorsAndy WeymannVenture Partner, Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesDeepali NangiaPartner at SpeedinvestWei JiangFounder & Managing Partner at CatchLight Capital PartnersOmar FarooquiDirector of Valuation at EJF VenturesTim JonesPartner at ICI
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Also attended Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Binghamton University1
Shared employers
Also worked at LightRiver1
Also worked at Verizon112
Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalEllen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURESWalter DelphVenture Partner at Archer Capital GroupJami HuntManaging Partner at Alpha EdisonTiana PidgeonSenior Associate at American Family Ventures
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