Christopher A. Smith
President & Chief Executive Officer
In 2010, ongoing market fluctuations prompted Christopher A. Smith, to establish CSI Financial (CSI), a Denver-based financial services company. CSI provides working capital to small businesses and is well-positioned to address the small business owners' demand for financing with risk-adjusted products. As President and CEO, Christopher’s experience and guiding principles have successfully influenced the strategic development, direction and growth of the CSI brand. He credits strong relationships, open lines of communication and a sound value proposition for the company’s continued momentum.
Christopher is a financial executive with a progressive corporate banking and capital markets career that spans over 30 years. His ability to position clients and companies for success through financial innovation has served him well. In 2010, he left a lucrative position as a senior executive at a national bank to establish CSI and its diversified group of affiliate companies including: CSI Factoring, CSI Financial and CSI Capital. Over the past several years, CSI has provided flexible financing solutions to an increasing number of businesses seeking an alternative to traditional bank lending.
Throughout his career, Christopher has gained a reputation for effectively developing, reviving and leading high growth financial services organizations. He always approaches business opportunities and relationships with a focus on accountability, hard work and integrity. Christopher maintains a strong commitment to conducting thorough due diligence, swift execution and sound management.
The 55-year-old professional also is a husband and active father of four. Christopher and his family make their home in Denver. Outside of CSI, he can often be found on the sidelines at his children’s activities. The Smith family enjoys fly fishing, skiing, and the occasional round of golf.
Christopher earned a MBA from Cleveland State University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Bowling Green State University.
- CSI Factoring Enters Colorado Springs Market
- CSI Factoring Announces New Factoring Clients
- CSI Factoring Launches Invoice Factoring Website
- Small Business Finance Company CSI Holdings LLC Opens Denver Office
- Small-Business Finance in Small Chunks
- CSI in the Denver Business Journal
- CSI Financial Aims to Fill The Void Created by The Credit Crunch
Provides asset-based lending facilities to small and mid-sized businesses nationally.
Opportunistic lending platform for transactions that fall outside the core business of accounts receivable financing.
Allows owners in the Pawnbroker industry to obtain the working capital needed to succeed.
CSI Business Center is a premiere office building with over thirty executive suites.
CSI Ventures is a family wealth preservation office with an alternative direct investmanet focus.
