James Smith

CEO at Invited Homes

Speaker

James is the CEO of InvitedHome, an ultra-luxury vacation and property management company he has helped build since 2013. By narrowing the company’s focus to premier mountain resort destinations, James successfully guided the brand’s evolution into a market leader through strategic, sustainable growth. His 25-year career is a diverse blend of leadership, hospitality excellence and high-level finance, with a background in M&A, capital raising, and public accounting for multinational firms and hedge funds globally. Originally from New Zealand, James is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and holds business and finance degrees from the University of Queensland and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. He currently balances his time between the mountain communities of Boulder and Telluride, Colorado.