Dr. Robert Smith, PhD., Founder As one of the more influential political economists who apply the fundamentals of macroeconomics to separate-account portfolio management, Dr. Robert G. Smith founded Smith Affiliated Capital Corp. in 1982 to design, implement, and manage fixed-income strategies for institutions, endowments and foundations, and wealthy individuals and their families. Dr. Smith was chairman and remains a voting member appointed by the New York State Senate to serve on the board of the New York State Health Foundation. He recently completed a twenty-five year tenure as a member of the New York State Comptroller’s Investment Advisory Committee for State Pension Funds (Common F