Mr. Smith, CEO of the Avenue Living U.S. Real Estate Trust and COO of Avenue Living Asset Management, has 15 years of real estate investment experience with international banking and private equity firms. His focus has included multi-residential, office, retail and industrial asset classes having completed large portfolio acquisitions, REIT privatization and structured debt investments. Mr. Smith most recently worked for an institutional real estate investment and asset management firm in Calgary. Prior, Mr. Smith worked for a global real estate asset manager in Toronto and helped in the investment of over $5 billion in direct acquisitions and debt financing across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Mr. Smith graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
