A&M Alumni is a podcast series featuring Alvarez & Marsal alumni discussing their experiences. On this episode of A&M Alumni, Tom Elsenbrook sits down with A&M alumnus Jeff Smith.

Jeff Smith is a former managing director with Alvarez & Marsal’s Corporate Performance Improvement practice. He was with the firm from 2004 to 2014. He is currently the co-founder of Work America Capital, a venture capital firm. In this role, he invests in Houstonians and Houston-based businesses. Prior to his time at A&M, Jeff spent 17 years at Arthur Andersen.

Tom Elsenbrook leads Alvarez & Marsal’s Corporate Performance Improvement division, one of the largest and dynamically growing businesses at the firm. He has 30 plus years working with global 1000 companies spanning a variety of industry sectors. Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Elsenbrook served as the partner-in-charge of the Andersen Business Consulting West Region and was the leader of Arthur Andersen’s North American Energy Consulting Practice.