Andrew Smith

Managing Director + Co-Founder at Savory Fund

Speaker

Andrew Smith began his career as an entrepreneur and tech CEO at the age of 23. Between 1998 and 2009, he co-founded three tech companies and exited each via private and public exists. Lauded for his entrepreneurial prowess and investment acumen, Andrew is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Savory Fund, an innovative private equity firm that invests in emerging restaurant brands. Under Andrew’s visionary leadership, Savory has grown to oversee assets exceeding $750 million by investing in category-defining brands such as Swig, Mo’ Bettahs, Houston TX Hot Chicken, South Block, and Hawkers Asian Street Food. In 2017, Andrew was conferred with the esteemed EY Entrepreneur of the Year® award, closely followed by honors like KPMG’s Quantum Award, BusinessQ’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and the UV50 Triple Crown Award in 2018. A family man at heart, Andrew has been happily married for 26 years to Shauna Smith. Together, they are proud parents of two boys and a wonderful daughter-in-law,