Wayne D. Smith
Managing Director ProvidenceMr. Smith joined Pathway in 2011 and is a managing director in the Rhode Island office. He is involved in all aspects of Pathway’s investment and client servicing activities. Mr. Smith is co-head of Pathway’s private credit team, which invests across the private credit markets through partnership investments and direct credit investments. Mr. Smith is a member of various Pathway committees, including the firm’s Management Committee, Direct Credit Investment Committee, and Primary Fund Investment Committee. Mr. Smith serves on the advisory boards of several private market partnerships.
Prior to joining Pathway, Mr. Smith managed the private equity program for the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM) in Massachusetts, where he had worked since 2000. In this capacity, he performed due diligence, recommended investments, and had oversight responsibility for a portfolio of more than 200 limited partnerships and $15 billion in committed capital. Before joining PRIM, Mr. Smith had worked on private equity investments for Liberty Mutual Group since 1996. He received a BA in management from Assumption College and an MBA from Babson College. Mr. Smith is a CFA charterholder.