William Smead is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Smead Capital Management, where he oversees all activities of the firm. As Chief Investment Officer, he is responsible for all investment and portfolio decisions, as well as reviewing the implementation of those decisions. He is also the Lead Portfolio Manager of the firm’s large-cap portfolio as well as the Smead Value Fund. Mr. Smead has appeared on CNBC and KCTS TV, has been quoted by news publications such as Reuters and the Puget Sound Business Journal, and is a contributor for TheStreet.com and SeekingAlpha.com. He began his career in the investment business with Drexel Burnham Lambert in 1980. He left Drexel Burham Lambert in 1989 as First Vice President/Assistant Manager and joined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. He left Oppenheimer & Co. and joined Smith Barney in 1990 and became a Registered Investment Adviser in 1993. He was with Smith Barney until September 2001, when he joined Wachovia Securities and became the Managing Director/Portfolio Manager of Smead Investment Group of Wachovia Securities. Mr. Smead was with Wachovia Securities until the founding of Smead Capital Management in July 2007. He received a B.A. in economics from Whitman College.
