Background
Smith was born in Saint David, Arizona.
Smith was born in Saint David, Arizona.
He graduated from the University of Utah.
There he saw many people living in poverty and suffering from having to borrow money at rates at times as high as 300%. After ending his service as mission president he formed Enterprise Mentors International as a micro-cr organization. Besides helping people in the Philippines, it also has helped people start small businesses in El Salvador and Guatemala.
Smith is also a donor to Brigham Young University and recognized as one of the founders of the Center for Entrepreneurship of the Marriott School of Management.
Smith serves as member of the board of directors of the Mercatus Center of George Mason University.