Charlie Smith

Affiliation

US DOE, OSDBU

Biography

Charlie Smith is Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Under Charlie’s leadership, DOE instituted a new Small Business First Policy, strengthening its advocacy of small business. As an expert in tax lien purchasing and financing transactions, Charlie worked for JP Morgan Chase and a range of small businesses, and was the Deputy Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Banking. He served five years in the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer on-board a guided missile destroyer. Charlie holds a BA in Political Science from Princeton University.