Ms. Smith is experienced investment and funds management executive. During her career, Ms. Smith has worked in a number of investment management roles in the funds management industry, where she has been responsible for evaluating and investing in listed and unlisted companies. Ms. Smith was formerly the Head of Private Equity at IFM Investors, a global fund manager, and Chair of the IFM Risk Committee. Ms. Smith was also a member of the IFM Investments Committee, a role she has retained following her retirement from the firm. Prior to her role at IFM, Ms. Smith held investment management roles including more than a decade at National Mutual Funds Management Ltd (NMFM). At NMFM, she managed Australian equity research and strategy, as well as Australian equity portfolios. Ms. Smith is a member of the Audit Committee of the Australian Renewable Energy Authority. She is a trustee director of industry superannuation fund, LUCRF and the Chairperson of the LUCRF Investment Committee. She is a member of the advisory committee for the SA Venture Capital Fund - an SA Government initiative to have a VC fund focused on SA opportunities. She is also a board member of Scale Investors Ltd., a not-for-profit organisation promoting women entrepreneurs and women angel investors in early stage companies.
