Noah Smith is a seasoned business development expert with a passion for developing winning products at the intersection of finance and technology. Noah has an impressive background that spans across various industries, where he has taken multiple products from concept through production and led initiatives across business functions to bring them into new markets.

He is the former Business Development head at LendingFront, where he expanded the business into new market segments that generated most of the company's revenue and growth. He is also the founder of Open Capital Exchange, which helps small businesses get better access to capital by enlisting referrals and investments from their community, and by making it easy for people to securely invest in local businesses.

Noah pursued his MBA in Business at the University of Virginia and studied Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Language and Culture University. He has also worked with high-growth companies as an operator, advisor, investor, and director. Noah has worked at private equity firm KP Capital Partners, where he led the execution of controlling investments in numerous companies across several industries and was actively engaged with portfolio company management and served on several boards.

Overall, Noah's expertise lies in developing new business initiatives and creating strategies that optimize a company's growth and revenue.