Jack Smith

CIO and President, Technology, Federated Hermes, Inc. 

Jack has over 27 years of experience in technology. In 2016 he joined Federated Hermes, Inc. as the Chief Information Officer and President, Technology for Federated Services Company. Jack leads a team of over 300 professionals where he is responsible for directing all technological aspects of Federated’s internal and external business needs. Jack develops and oversees Federated’s Information Technology infrastructure which includes hardware, software, applications, and telecommunications. In addition, Jack is responsible for the Information Security and Corporate Business Continuity organizations. Prior to his role at Federated, Jack was the Chief Information Officer for the Asset Management and Investments businesses at PNC Financial Services Group. Jack holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, an MS in Engineering from Youngstown State University, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. Jack served as the Chairman of the Industry Advisory Board for the University of Pittsburgh’s Computer Science department prior to the formation of the School of Computing and Information (SCI).