Candace Smith
Candace Smith
Overview
Ms. Smith is Chief Operating Officer and a Managing Director of MicroVest. She is responsible for the oversight of operations for MicroVest Capital Management and the funds and facilities it manages. Her oversight responsibilities include portfolio risk management as well as managing the firm’s SEC compliance. Ms. Smith joined MicroVest in 2005 as CFO before transitioning to her current role in February 2011. Ms. Smith has 25 years of experience in development finance. Prior to joining MicroVest, Ms. Smith worked as an independent consultant, advising clients such as the Inter-American Development Bank, Calvert Social Investment Foundation, and Corporacion para el Financiamiento de Infraestructuraon due diligence, credit evaluation and other matters. As the former Chief Operating Officer for Triodos PV Partners, she oversaw a $50 million joint business development and equity investment program to promote solar electric service enterprises in developing countries. Previously, Ms. Smith served as Senior Credit Officer and Portfolio Officer at the Inter-American Investment Corporation, with responsibility for developing and maintaining corporate credit risk guidelines and oversight of a $400 million portfolio of project loans and equity investments throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.