Tad Smith is the CEO of Durable Money LLC, a private investment firm in Palm Beach. He is also a partner in 1RoundTable Partners and 10T Holdings, growth equity firms that are financing the digital asset economy.
Tad is the former CEO of Sotheby's, the New York Stock Exchange-listed global auction house that he digitized, grew, and sold in 2019. Prior to that he was also the CEO of The Madison Square Garden Company, another NYSE-listed company that was the home of the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers. He has also served as president or CEO of several other companies in his career and currently serves on numerous corporate boards including Lindblad Expeditions, Blockworks, and Simulmedia, as well as non-profit boards such as the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, the Norton Museum of Art, and HSS Florida.
Tad has taught at NYU Stern Business School for 25 years. Today he remains close to the art world as Chairman of the Board of The Fine Art Group, the global art advisor and art lending company.