Leighton Smith
Helping people take the necessary risks to create the successes they want
- Role
- Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at GreatAmerica
- Location
- Iowa City, IA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Leighton Smith
Dynamic people first leader with a track record of solving complex problems with teams. High level strategist with experience in organizational transformation. More broadly, experience in both business to client and business to business services, specializing in growth and change management.
Experience
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Dec 2023 — Present · Cedar Rapids, IA, US
Responsible for overall corporate strategy and future state of the organization. Working to identify and execute on new areas of growth and to partner with existing leadership to seek out bold and innovative ideas within the core business. These efforts are based in a nationally recognized client centered and team member driven culture, as well as multigenerational family ownership. Inclusive of leadership of our technology and product organization.
Education
University of Iowa College of Law
JD
2004 — 2008
University of Chicago
A.B., Philosophy
2000 — 2004
The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business
MBA
2005 — 2008
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Corporate Strategy
Skills
- Valuation
- Corporate Finance
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Insurance
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Inspiring Leadership
- Nonprofits
- Organizational Leadership
- Financial Services
- Portfolio Management
- Event Planning
- Economics
- Financial Analysis
- Capital Markets
- Asset Managment
- Investments
- Public Speaking
- Estate Planning
- Leadership
- Management
- Analysis
- Asset Allocation
- Banking
- Finance
- Risk Management
- Sales Process
- Due Diligence
- Equity Valuation
- Credit
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Risk
- Asset Management
- Investment Management
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Financial Planning
- Fixed Income
- Research
- Investment Advisory
- Leadership Development
- Business Development
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