Mike Smith, CEO of Kane Realty Corporation, provides leadership and strategy oversight of development, leasing, management, and financing for the company.
Mike received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Mike is a Trustee on the Board at Wake Forest University and St. David’s School. He is a recent past Chairman of the Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau (GRCVB). He also serves on the boards for the John W. Pope Foundation and the Raleigh Police Department Foundation.
Prior leadership roles include serving on the NCDOT Board of Transportation, the Executive Committee of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Wake County Economic Development Board and YPO Southern 7 Chapter Chair. He has also served on the boards of the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA), Downtown Raleigh Alliance, Center for Christian Study, and Midtown Raleigh Raleigh.
Mike is a recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, an honor given for exemplary service to the state of North Carolina. Past awards include the Midtown Hero Award, TBJ’s “50 to Watch in Business”, and “Forty Under Forty”.
Prior to joining Kane Realty in 2001, Mike was Managing Director at PNC Capital Markets and Vice President at Banc of America Securities’ Capital Markets Group.