Sterling Smith
Business Development Executive
Business Development Executive and Director, Private Equity
CPA, CFA

Biography

Sterling develops and manages relationships with institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and business founders. He’s a proven business leader with over 20 years of professional services and senior management experience derived from working in the investment banking and public accounting industries.

Sterling’s experience with buy-side and sell-side M&A and growth capital raises enables him to advise clients on a range of corporate finance transactions services.

Sterling started his career at a Big Four firm in 1997 and then transitioned into the investment banking industry in 2003. As an investment banker, Sterling represented public and private companies and investors in a broad range of industries, including enterprise software and technology-enabled business services; data analytics and information services; and health care and health care technology.

Professional Affiliations

  • Charterholder, Charted Financial Analyst
  • Member, Alliance of M&A Advisors (AM&AA)
  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

Education

  • BBA, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
  • MBA, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
  • MPA, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin