David W. Smith has an MBA in Finance from Indiana University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University. He has been a sales management professional for the past 30 years working for Fortune 300 firms. David also serves on the board of the Louisiana Key Academy.

He has a family association with dyslexia and is incredibly proud that his eldest daughter worked out how to manage her dyslexia, graduating Cum Laude from the University of Mississippi with a double major in Mathematics and Graphic Arts.