Jeff Smith is a Managing Member, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of Starboard Value LP. Mr. Smith has extensive public company board experience having served on boards through his role at Starboard Value. Prior to founding Starboard Value LP in 2011, Mr. Smith served as the Chief Investment Officer for the funds that comprised the Value and Opportunity investment platform at Ramius LLC, a subsidiary of the Cowen Group, where he was a Partner Managing Director. Before joining Ramius in January 1998, he served as Vice President of Strategic Development and a member of the Board of Directors of The Fresh Juice Company, Inc. Mr. Smith began his career in the Mergers and Acquisitions department at Société Générale.

Mr. Smith serves on the Board of Advisors for First Generation Investors, inc., a non-profit with a mission to help first-generation investors learn about wealth generation, as well as on the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, a foundation creating pathways for underserved youth to help them achieve their full potential. Mr. Smith graduated from The Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. in Economics.