Robert C. Smith

Partner, Practice Leader @ Cerity Partners | Wealth Management Expertise “Money doesn’t come with instructions.”

📍 Greater Cleveland, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 32 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2023
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Jan 2018
CRIME STOPPERS OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY INC is a company based out of 1300 ONTARIO ST, CLEVELAND, Ohio, United States.
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2007
Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) is the region’s leading economic development organization and with over 12,000 members, the largest metropolitan chamber of commerce in the nation. Guided by a board of corporate and entrepreneurial CEOs, the organization focuses on strategic initiatives, business services, and advocacy to build a vibrant business environment and region for small businesses, middle-market companies and global corporations. It includes the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) and Cleveland Development Advisors, a real estate development affiliate. GCP is committed to working with private, civic, and public partners to accelerate growth and prosperity to propel Greater Cleveland towards being one of the Great Regions in the Great Lakes.
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2024
Advisory Board
Jan 2024
TOF Manager, LLC dba The O.H.I.O. Fund aims to create a permanent pool of private capital to help strengthen Ohios economy and competitiveness. To accomplish this goal, were focused on investing in Ohios most compelling companies and projects, with a deliberate eye toward growth and financial returns for future generations. For important disclosures, visit: www.theohiofund.com/disclosures/
2023
Board Member
May 2023
Cuyahoga Community College is Ohios first and largest community college. The College serves more than 55,000 credit and non-credit students annually. Tri-C offers more than 1,000 credit courses and more than 600 non-credit courses each year. E-learning options are available for both credit and non-credit. Tri-C has campuses in Parma, Highland Hills, Westlake, Brunswick and downtown Cleveland, and its Corporate College locations in Warrensville Heights and Westlake, provide state of the art facilities and equipment. The College also opened a Hospitality Management Center on Public Square in downtown Cleveland in 2010.
2018
Board Member
Jan 2018
CRIME STOPPERS OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY INC is a company based out of 1300 ONTARIO ST, CLEVELAND, Ohio, United States.
2016
Partner & Ohio Market Leader
Oct 2016
Our mission is to positively impact the financial well-being of our clients by delivering objective financial advice. We serve high-net-worth individuals and their families, businesses and their employees, and nonprofit organizations. Our advice, comprehensive oversight and fiduciary duties extend well beyond investments. We bring together all the experts necessary to address the various facets of a client’s financial life, including attorneys, tax advisors, financial planners and investment professionals. This approach to advice and service along with our private partnership business model have made us one of the premier investment advisers in the country, and a desired home for talented and passionate financial advisors who seek to serve clients the proper way. https://ceritypartners.com/award-disclosures Cerity Partners LLC reserves the right, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to retain and,monitor all electronic communications. Cerity Partners LLC is not responsible for content posted by third-parties, and does not accept any endorsement, recommendation, or like statement made by third-parties. Third-party content shared, liked, or commented on by Cerity Partners LLC should not be construed as a recommendation of any kind, and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed as to its value, accuracy, or suitability with respect to any person. Statements and messages are subject to the following terms: https://ceritypartners.com/terms-and-conditions/.
Advisory Board
Jul 2016
Citymark Capital is a leading US real estate capital markets platform that invests in multifamily throughout the capital stack. With unique access to investment opportunities sourced through relationships built over decades of experience working in the banking, capital markets, and multifamily real estate sectors, Citymark seeks to deliver durable, risk-adjusted returns to investors through strategies designed to be responsive to macroeconomic conditions throughout market cycles. Founded in 2015, Citymark serves a growing investor base of public and private pension plans, insurance companies, family offices, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals.
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