Stephen K. Smith has more than two decades of experience as a venture capital investor and equity analyst covering technology companies. Prior to joining Masthead, Mr. Smith spent sixteen years as a top-ranked Wall Street analyst for PaineWebber, Inc. Prior to working at PaineWebber, Mr. Smith spent six years in the computer industry, first with British computer manufacturer ICL, and then with the management consulting firm of Booz, Allen & Hamilton, where he consulted to the financial services industry on technology-related issues. Mr. Smith holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a First Class Honors Degree in Computer Science from Brighton Polytechnic University in England. He is a director of C/Base Inc. (Ecount) and serves on the boards of Bitpipe, Tizor, and Packet Design, LLC, all Masthead portfolio companies. He is also a board member of Maine's Small Enterprise Growth Fund. Mr. Smith is an active member of CommonAngels, a Boston-based group of active angel investors who are mostly founders of successful New England high technology companies. He also founded and subsequently sold High Tech Catalysts Inc., an investment banking firm and licensed broker-dealer. |