Robert “Vince” Smith, CFA is among the country’s longest-serving public fund investment officers. Over the past three decades, Mr. Smith has provided investment leadership and portfolio management to both pension and sovereign wealth investment programs across four state-level public funds in Montana, Texas, Kansas and New Mexico. In the latter two states, he served as chief investment officer, presently serving as CIO for the New Mexico State Investment Council and based in Santa Fe. Vince and his investment teams implement a top-down investment process, driven by macroeconomic analysis, long term strategy, and strategic asset allocation. Vince was educated in Finance and Economics in his home state of Montana, and he is presently a board member and chairs the investment committee of the Santa Fe Community Foundation.