Jason Smith

Bio

Mr Smith is experienced in providing guidance and establishing networks in the private equity and venture capital arenas for the Peak Ridge Capital Group. His work focuses primarily in the Midwestern United States and has allowed him to develop working relationships with venture capital firms, numerous angel networks, university, industry and institutional professionals to provide Peak Ridge's clients with opportunities for mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances. Mr Smith has served on and provides services to boards of directors of a number of companies. Currently, Mr Smith is a partner in Peak Ridge’s Midwest VC Fund and also provides services to a Wisconsin venture capital fund focusing on seed and early stage investments. In addition to his business endeavors, Mr Smith is very active in Wisconsin’s capital city, Madison. He has served on his local government's Economic Strategies Committee, acted as a judge for the Annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest, and is also active in nonprofit community organizations, including the East Madison Community Center, of which he is their Capital Campaign Chairperson. While Madison provides ample investment opportunities by virtue of having a top-tier university that receives the 2nd highest level of federal government research funding, the Madison office is also centrally located within 2 hours of Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Milwaukee ensuring exposure to virtually all key opportunities in the Midwest. Prior to joining Peak Ridge Capital, Mr Smith was an attorney with a prominent business law firm in Madison, Wisconsin. Mr Smith graduated with honors from the New England School of Law, was published in the school’s academic Journal, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.