Thomas A. Smith (Past Speaker)

Thomas A. Smith is Managing Director and the Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for MIM’s Emerging Markets portfolios. Mr. Smith has 18 years of EM investing experience and has managed MetLife’s EM portfolio since 2012. Prior to his current role, Mr. Smith was based in Latin America, serving as Regional Strategist for Latin America sovereign credit, Global Market Strategist for MetLife Afore and head of research for Latam Financial Institutions. Mr. Smith received his B.A. in International Studies and Spanish from Southwestern University and earned a Masters in Finance from the Center for Macroeconomic Studies (CEMA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mr. Smith is Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.