Scott Smith Email & Phone Number

SCOTT SMITH is a passionate connector, mentor, and solution provider who believes that success in business development is directly attributable to building mutually-beneficial, long-term relationships. He has built a robust, diverse, and reciprocally supportive network of financial and other professionals. Scott employs a client-centered approach to consistently align complex projects with positive outcomes. He has earned a reputation as a reliable, trusted advisor by helping companies manage change, navigate strategic initiatives, solve problems, and get things done.Although his formal training is in accounting, Scott has always had a penchant for business development. Scott has led the business development efforts for several professional services firms in Chicago and beyond. A former Partner at Arthur Andersen, he draws on his diverse background to manage the variables of key business decisions. His strength is assessing the needs of a situation and identifying critical areas of opportunity and potential exposure. In his role as Business Development Manager for Vedder Price, Scott is responsible for individual, practice group, and firmwide programs designed to help the firm’s attorneys identify and capitalize on high-potential business development opportunities.Engaging, creative, and committed to providing exceptional client service; Scott brings a unique perspective, credibility, and stability to the process of helping clients navigate complex processes.

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  Millikin University

  Accounting