Gray Smith, Management Consultant in Atlanta, GA, United States
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Gray Smith

Management Consulting Expert

Atlanta, GA, United States

Toptal member since October 9, 2025

Expertise
Investment BankingFinancial ForecastingFinancial AnalysisPortfolio ManagementCorporate FinanceFundraising
Bio

Gray is the chief investment officer, portfolio manager, and founder of Franklin Street Capital Partners, a global equity hedge fund. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University in 2003. Gray brings almost 20 years of investment experience in the consumer landscape, serving as a portfolio manager and consumer head at funds such as Caxton, J. Goldman, Millennium, and Lehman Brothers.

Career Highlights

Portfolio Manager
Caxton Associates
Senior Analyst
Lehman Brothers

Education Highlights

Bachelor's Degree
Harvard University

Case Studies

Software Expertise

  • Microsoft Excel

Other Expertise

  • Corporate Finance
  • Equity Research Analysis
  • Financial Analysis
  • Fundraising
  • Hedge Funds
  • Investment Banking
  • M&A Analysis
  • Portfolio Management

Work Experience

Portfolio Manager

2014 - 2019
Caxton Associates
  • Oversaw and managed $1+ billion in assets deployed in public markets.
  • Named as one of the Institutional Investor Rising Hedge Fund Stars of 2015.
  • Engaged consistently as a top performer at a top global macro hedge fund.
Focus areas: Hedge Funds, Financial Forecasting, Fundraising, Equity Research Analysis, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Macroeconomics, Investments, Trading

Senior Analyst

2003 - 2005
Lehman Brothers
  • Oversaw one of the largest transactions in history at the time with the acquisition of Adelphia out of bankruptcy by Time Warner Cable, with a tax-free spin to Comcast.
  • Ranked as the highest tiered Analyst in all years of investment banking.
  • Offered a private equity job at Lehman Brothers out of banking.
Focus areas: Corporate Finance, M&A Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Equity Research Analysis, Financial Analysis

Education

1999 - 2003

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

Harvard University - Cambridge, MA, USA

Skills

Finance

Equity Research Analysis, Corporate Finance, Fundraising

Output Software

Microsoft Excel

Industry Expertise

Asset Management, Macroeconomics

Other

Microsoft 365, Investment Banking, Hedge Funds, M&A Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management, Investments, Trading

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