Sloan Smith, CAIA, MBA, CPWA®

Principal & Director

Sloan is a Principal and Director at Innovest and a member of the Investment Committee, which drives the firm’s investment-related research and due diligence. He serves as a consultant working primarily with institutions and families.  He is the Director of the Due Diligence Group, responsible for independently sourcing investment managers, as well as monitoring recommended products and strategies. The group utilizes both quantitative and qualitative analysis to evaluate performance, understand return attribution, and meet management teams both at Innovest and at their offices. The group works in conjunction with Innovest’s Investment Committee. Sloan is responsible for covering traditional equity and fixed-income investments as well as alternative investments such as hedge funds, private equity, and real estate. He is also a member of the NexGen Society. Members of the NexGen Society are dedicated to leadership and instilling the Innovest culture into future generations. The elite NexGen members are selected by Innovest’s executive team and receive specialized training and responsibilities.

Before joining Innovest, Sloan was a Senior Consultant at Northern Trust in Chicago.  At Northern Trust he oversaw and performed reviews of client portfolios, ensuring valuation and pricing procedures were followed.  He also developed automated systems that allowed clients to effectively manage risk within their portfolios.

Previously, Sloan was a Senior Risk Analyst at Alphametrix, a hedge fund platform in Chicago.  While at Alphametrix, Sloan managed relationships with brokers and direct investors, performed manager due diligence, and built customized risk reports for the firm’s clientele. Before Alphametrix, Sloan was employed by Simplex Investments in Chicago as an equity options trader where he implemented an arbitrage strategy on behalf of the firm.

Sloan, a New Hampshire native, holds an undergraduate and MBA degree from the University of Notre Dame where he graduated cum laude. While receiving his MBA, Sloan was part of the Applied Investment Management (AIM) course, which manages a portion of Notre Dame’s endowment. He is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) and is also a former member of the Notre Dame Varsity lacrosse team. Sloan also holds the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® (CPWA) certification, administered by the Investments and Wealth Institute and taught in conjunction with the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Sloan is a frequent contributor to Advisor Perspectives, Family Office Magazine, Financial Advisors Magazine, and Citywire’s Due Diligence report.

Sloan is a Board member for Seeds of Hope, which provides scholarships and tuition assistance to families who wish to send their children to a Catholic school, and Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain, which provides financial literacy, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship training to elementary and high school students. Also, he is the former Board Chair for Economic Literacy Colorado, which empowers Colorado students to achieve a lifetime of economic understanding and financial freedom.

Sloan is happily married to his wife, Mollie, and has four children. He enjoys spending his free time with his family and is passionate about the financial markets, Notre Dame athletics, and the New England Patriots.

ssmith@innovestinc.com