David Smith, CFA, CA

David Smith is the Portfolio Manager of the GCA Sustainable Growth Funds and has covered the Sustainable Infrastructure sector for nearly 20 years from the buy- and sell-sides. He has been an active participant from the early days in the growth of the sector and has seen many companies progress from the pre-commercial stage through to commercial sales and industry consolidation. David has been a frequent speaker at industry conferences and developed a comprehensive list of contacts through the Sustainable Infrastructure sectors across water, energy and agriculture markets. Prior to GCA, David was the Portfolio Manager of the Gabelli Green long/short fund and was involved in the development of the firm’s first long-only infrastructure product offerings targeting water investing as well as well as clean infrastructure. Prior to that, Mr. Smith was a Principal at Longbow Capital Partners covering renewable energy, cleantech, industrial and energy infrastructure companies. Previous to Longbow, David worked at Citi/Smith Barney as a Vice President and Senior Analyst having established and leading the alternative energy and cleantech team, as well as small and mid-cap industrial stocks. David holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario, an honors degree in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and studied Accounting and Finance at the University of Toronto. David is a CFA charterholder and is a Chartered Accountant (CA).