Frank W. Smith, Jr.

Founder and CEO

Prior to the establishment of SSW, Frank was a Senior Executive Vice President with Sunburst Bank responsible for the Bank’s broker dealer subsidiary, mortgage company, trust department, finance company, and cash management division. He also managed the bank’s $600 million investment portfolio and chaired its asset/liability management committee. He brings to the table a unique level of expertise in fixed-income securities, such as municipal, government and corporate bonds.

Frank received a B.A. from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, with a double major in business administration and economics, and received an M.B.A. from Delta State University. He is also a graduate of the National School of Bank Investments at the University of Illinois and the School of Banking of the South at Louisiana State University.