Rhonda Smith Biography and Net Worth

Rhonda Smith serves as an independent director on our Board of Directors. Ms. Smith is the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Director for the Houston Police Department (HPD), the fifth largest police department in the U.S. Ms. Smith joined HPD in 2017, with a $1 billion budget oversight, including, financial reporting, accounting, procurements, and grants. Prior to joining HPD, from 2010 to 2016, Ms. Smith was the Executive Director for Houston Municipal Employees Pension System (HMEPS) and Director of Administration from 2008 to 2010. Ms. Smith has over 30 years of experience in finance, accounting, regulatory compliance, auditing, change management and leadership. She has worked within large, complex municipal organizations and pension funds, and with public corporations where she served as an auditor. Ms. Smith is recognized as a financial and pension expert who provides leadership in investment best practices, pension reform, company rebranding, political risk management and board governance. Ms. Smith is a Trustee for the Advisory Board of AIF Global, an independent economic think tank for institutional investment policy. She also serves as Trustee on the HMEPS Board of Directors and as Board Secretary. Her passion to support leadership development in community continues through serving on the Executive Women Partnership Steering Committee for the Greater Houston Partnership; the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Board Development Committee in Texas; and, as One Delta Plaza Educational Center Foundation Board Treasurer. Ms. Smith earned an M.B.A. from the University of Houston, a B.S. in accounting from Ohio State University and certification from the Glasscock School of Continuing Education at Rice University.