Brett Smith has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. After graduating with a degree in Accounting, he worked for the accounting firm of Peat, Marwick & Mitchell prior to beginning a career in banking. At the age of 28, Mr. Smith became one of the youngest bank CEO's in the State of Texas.
Mr. Smith's investments and acquisitions have centered on technology solutions for the financial services and electronic payments industry. In 2001, he acquired Futurex from Comcast Cable. As part of his investment strategy, he assembled a team of experts to introduce a new line of "best-in-class" data encryption solutions. His high energy and keen leadership turned a 20 year old company into an energetic, fast-paced, result-oriented, solutions provider. As part of his strategy, he relocated the company from Northern California to a 14 acre corporate technology campus in the scenic Hill Country town of Bulverde, Texas located between Austin and San Antonio.
Today, he has devoted his efforts behind his vision to develop Futurex into one of the corporate leaders in the data security and electronic payments industry. Strategically, he expanded the business model of the company to include a first class support infrastructure for our business partners and Tier 1 Accounts with a targeted emphasis on enhancing their bottom-line. |