Craig Smith

About Craig Smith

Craig Smith is a founding partner of Opus Search Partners, where he leads engagements in the Higher Education and Investment Management practices. His Higher Education assignments cover finance, facilities management, research administration and technology transfer, human resources, academic affairs, and other functions for clients that include Columbia University, the University of Chicago, Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford University, New York University, and University of California, Berkeley. Within Investment Management, he leads asset management and risk management searches for investment companies, foundations, and university endowments. Clients include Columbia Investment Management Co, LLC, the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, and Boston University.Craig grew up in Montreal and London, graduated summa cum laude and with Honors from Brown University, and earned his Master\'s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. After completing his Ph.D, he became an Assistant Professor at the University of Montreal. He has also taught at Bard College. He left academia to begin a career in the search industry. Before co-founding Opus Partners, he was a Managing Director in the Higher Education practice of Diversified Search, Inc.Specialties: Opus Search Partners, Inc. is an independent executive search firm founded by consultants who have worked together since Opus conducts senior-level searches for clients in higher education, healthcare, and institutional investment management. Our clients - universities, colleges, academic medical centers, foundations, and research institutes – advance missions in education, research, patient care, and philanthropy.

Experience

1. Partner

   Opus Partners

   Jan 2003 — Present

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  Ph.D., MA

• Brown University

  BA

Skills

• Management Consulting
• Research
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Higher Education
• Strategy
• Management
• Asset Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Team Leadership