Freddie Smithson

Biography

Freddie Smithson is a Managing Director at Strategic Liquidity Fund (SLFAQ, LLC), a leading investor in distressed assets.

Freddie Smithson is an accomplished professional with over 35 years of experience in the capital markets. He began his career at J.P. Morgan, specializing in bond issuance and financial risk management using derivatives. Later, he worked in a similar capacity at BNP Paribas. In addition, he served as the CFO of a hedge fund, where he oversaw its liquidation and returned funds to investors upon closure. Freddie also founded a tax lien investment fund and worked with Blue Sky Capital Strategies to advise clients on capital-raising efforts.

Freddie has extensive experience investing in distressed assets, such as Argentina bonds, bank loans, judgments, and other illiquid assets. He is an active member of numerous associations, including the Turnaround Management Association, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors, American Bankruptcy Institute, National Association of Federal Equity Receivers, and the CFA Society of South Florida, where he also serves on the board.

Freddie holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is a registered CPA in Illinois, a CFA charterholder, and a Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor (CIRA). Additionally, he has been a guest lecturer at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.