Nicholas smith - nick

Nick studied Systems Engineering at the United States Naval Academy, graduating with Honors.  

After the Naval Academy and upon completion of the Navy’s rigorous nuclear power officer training program, Nick served alongside Dan onboard the USS Albuquerque (SSN-706), where he held leadership positions in nuclear engineering, communications, operations, and quality.  

Upon completing his tour onboard Albuquerque, Nick was stationed at a multi-national NATO command in Lisbon, Portugal. Nick completed his Master of Engineering Management overseas before enrolling at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

After graduating from Stanford, Nick joined a privately held energy investment firm with $130 million in assets under management. In his capacity working directly for the C-suite, Nick was responsible for attacking the firm’s most pressing priorities.  As VP Operations, he set strategy, unlocked efficiencies, and optimized processes across the firm’s marketing, operations, finance, business development, HR, and acquisitions departments.