Carter Smith

Carter Smith is a Vice President with ButcherJoseph & Co.’s investment banking team. He has been involved in a variety of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, valuation advisory, and leveraged recapitalizations. His investment banking experience includes engagements for a broad range of industries including manufacturing, business services, industrial, and construction. 

Carter has been recognized as a Best in Business: BEST M&A Provider (Top 5) in St. Louis by the readers of Small Business Monthly and as an Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor.

Carter is a Director of the DESSH Foundation, a 501(c)(3) that supports patients with DeSanto-Shinawi Syndrome (DESSH): building awareness for the newly discovered condition and supporting its medical research. He also sits on the Advisory Board of the Show-Me Institute, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy.

Before joining the firm, Carter helped launch and raise capital for Arch Grants, a 501(c)(3) initiative that awards capital grants to successful start-up businesses located in the St. Louis area.

After completing secondary education at Eton College in Berkshire, England, Carter earned a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Princeton University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree in entrepreneurship and marketing from Washington University’s Olin School of Business.