Rodger F. Smith was born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin in 1941. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a B.S in Chemical Engineering and an MBA in finance. He has been Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Wisconsin School of Business. He was also Chair of the Trust Advisory Committee of Tau Beta Pi (the engineering honorary fraternity) for 34 years. He has also led the Investment Committee for the 401(k) plan for Greenwich Associates and recently joined the Investment Committee of his fraternity foundation.
After 10 years working for the CFO at Allis Chalmers in Milwaukee, Rodger moved his first wife (deceased in 1999) and three sons to Darien in 1976. He joined Charley Ellis to help found and grow Greenwich Associates, a research and consulting business, where he worked with asset management firms, including PIMCO. He also founded Greenwich Associates’ business in Canada and London.
Rodger and his second wife Masha have lived in Tokeneke since 1986, where he is currently President of the Tokeneke Tax District. His three sons live in Darien, Wilton, and New York City. He is a member of Wee Burn Country Club, The Yale Club of New York City, and the Tradition Golf Club in Palm Springs. Rodger is an avid golfer and is working on a book about his family going back to the 1800s. His interests include investing, public affairs, travel, Green Bay Packers, and the Wisconsin Badgers.
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