Xavier Smith

Xavier Smith serves as Indistry’s Chief Marketing Officer.  Xavier brings extensive international experience to the group given his 5 years living in London and his coverage of European and Asian equities over the last several years.

Prior to Indistry, Xavier served as Investment Director at Centre Asset Management and was responsible for the firm’s global equity practice. Xavier was an investor in the media and technology sectors with large positions in global leaders such as Apple, Comcast, Tencent, NetEase, and Nippon TV. In addition to investment selection, Xavier marketed Centre’s investment funds through conferences and media interviews with outlets such as AP News, CNN, Bloomberg, and The Street.com. Prior to joining Centre Asset Management in 2014, Xavier was a Managing Director at Guggenheim Global Trading in New York where he was a Portfolio Manager responsible for European Equity. Before Guggenheim, Xavier worked at Calypso Capital Management in New York as a Sector Head where he was responsible for generating investments for the fund. He was responsible for sizable positions in consumer names such as BMW, Tesla, and Michelin. Prior to Calypso, Xavier was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs Asset Management in London, England. At Goldman Sachs, Xavier was an Equity Analyst covering the Consumer Products, Healthcare, Industrials, and Technology sectors.

Xavier’s experience working with global clients in the consumer, technology, industrial and finance sectors will lend well to overseeing and securing business development opportunities for Indistry.  He also brings media experience with heavy hitters such as CNN/Money, LA Times, ABC News, Bloomberg News, and will leverage key relationships with Discovery Channel Int’l, Telemundo (now NBC Universal), Bacardi brand and others for potential INDISTRY partnerships.