William Smead –
Chief Executive Officer/Chief Investment Officer

Whitman College, B.A. Economics 1980

William is the founder of Smead Capital Management, where he oversees all activities of the firm. As Chief Investment Officer, he is responsible for all investment and portfolio decisions as well as reviewing the implementation of those decisions. He has appearred on CNBC and KCTS-TV as well as has been quoted by news publications, such as Reuters and the Puget Sound Business Journal. William is also a contributor for TheStreet.com and SeekingAlpha.com.

William began his career in the investment business with Drexel Burnham Lambert in 1980. He left Drexel Burham Lambert in 1989 as First Vice President/Assistant Manager and joined Oppenheimer & Co. William left Oppenheimer & Co. and joined Smith Barney in 1990 and became a register investment adviser in 1993. He was with Smith Barney until September 2001 when he joined Wachovia Securities and became the Managing Director/Portfolio Manager of Smead Investment Group of Wachovia Securities. William was with Wachovia Securities until the founding of Smead Capital Management in July 2007.

William is the Lead Portfolio Manager on our large cap portfolios as well as the Smead Value Fund.

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