Sources: Closed Loop Partners corporate bio, ZoomInfo, Zonebourse
Smith left Deutsche Bank around 2018-2019 after approximately 9 years:
- Closed Loop Partners bio: "9 years at Deutsche Bank" + "helped establish Deutsche Bank's Key Client Partners business, which delivered private market opportunities"
- ZoomInfo: Managing Director, Key Client Partners, Deutsche Bank, 2016-2018
- Zonebourse: Managing Director & Relationship Manager, 2018-2019
- Current role: COO & Head of Capital Partnerships at Closed Loop Partners (sustainability-focused investment firm)
- Education: CFA charterholder, Duke University
- Prior to DB: 7 years at Goldman Sachs (VP, Investment Management Division)
WHY THIS MATTERS: Smith is no longer at Deutsche Bank and has moved into a completely different sector (sustainability/circular economy investing). Her 9-year DB tenure and role establishing the KCP business corroborates her deep involvement with the Key Client Partners program documented throughout this dossier. The Goldman Sachs background confirms she was a senior hire, not a junior coordinator — consistent with her operational authority over Epstein's trading positions.
Is Smith still employed at Deutsche Bank? — ANSWERED: NO. Left ~2019. Now COO & Head of Capital Partnerships at Closed Loop Partners. [GRADE C — open source]- What did she know about the Butterfly Trust beneficiaries beyond Kellen? — Status: OPEN
- What were the "time sensitive" matters referenced in multiple Groff emails? — Status: OPEN
- What was the Rich Kahn introduction about? — Status: OPEN (Kahn: 976 emails, 4,057 docs in graph)