Curt serves as President of the Phoenix Region at Northern Trust. He oversees the growth and development of the Phoenix and Scottsdale markets alongside a tenured team of wealth management leaders who are responsible for the delivery of best in class investment management, trust, banking, and advisory based solutions.
Smith joined Northern Trust in 2015 as Senior Vice President and Banking Practice Leader for Northern Trust’s Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada markets. He was charged with growing the firm’s lending business while overseeing credit and portfolio related risk. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Curt worked at MidFirst Bank as the Southwest Credit Executive responsible for all regional credit risk activities and as Market Manager for Commercial Banking. Before joining MidFirst, he was with Wells Fargo Bank and Bank of America.
Curt earned a BS in accounting from Santa Clara University and an MBA from W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He is a licensed CPA in the State of Arizona and is a Certified Private Wealth Advisor ® designee through The Investments & Wealth Institute.
Curt is a current board member at Arizona Community Foundation, a member of Greater Phoenix Leadership. He is a past board member of the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants, Arcadia Little League, and Executive Council Charities.
Curt is married with two children and enjoys traveling, family, and sports. His daughter danced at the School of Ballet Arizona for ten years.
