Robert A. Smith

Partner

Rob has over 15 years of experience investing in and advising high growth companies. Since joining Petra's predecessor fund in 1996, Rob has participated in the sourcing, execution and management of 35 investments totaling more than $100 million of invested capital. Prior to joining Petra, Rob served as an associate portfolio manager at Sirrom Capital Corporation, a publicly-traded mezzanine fund and as an investment banker at Equitable Securities Corporation, where he participated in numerous private and public company capital raising and advisory assignments predominately in the healthcare services industry. Rob earned his M.B.A. at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and earned his B.S. in commerce at the University of Virginia. Rob currently serves as a director for Petra portfolio companies ConnectivHealth, Mycroft and T2 Systems.