Brad Smiedt

Co-Founder and Chairman

The Fundworks

Brad is the Co-Founder and Chairman of The Fundworks, LLC, a software-enabled alternative lender, based in Los Angeles. He is also a Partner of Rivonia Road Capital, an alternative investment firm focused on the financial services industry. Before co-founding The Fundworks, Brad sourced, structured and oversaw private equity investments for Lightyear Capital, an investment firm that acquires financial services businesses including banks, insurance companies and specialty finance firms. Brad started his career as an investment banking analyst at Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown. He holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and an AB from Stanford University.