Brian Smith

50 year

Finance

Consumer Non-Durables

Consumer Services

Profile

Brian Smith is the founder of Winc, Inc. where he currently holds the title of Chairman since 2023.
He is also the founder of Meritage Group LP and Cream Wine Co. LLC.
Mr. Smith's former job includes being the Wine Director at Clo Wine Bar Ltd.
Mr. Smith's education history includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont.

Brian Smith active positions

Companies	Position	Start
WINC, INC.	Founder	2010-12-31

All active positions of Brian Smith

Former positions of Brian Smith

Companies	Position	End
Cream Wine Co. LLC Cream Wine Co. LLC Food DistributorsDistribution Services Cream Wine Co. LLC is a wine company based in Chicago, IL. The private company offers a wide range of unique and energetic wines made from organic grapes farmed in and out of state. Cream Wine Co. invites the public to attend their wine seminars and tastings to learn about the past, present, and future of wine. The company also has a large sake portfolio and host events like Cream Sake Week and Rosé & Orange Wine Tasting.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Meritage Group LP Meritage Group LP Investment ManagersFinance Meritage Group LP (Meritage) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was principally owned by the 1998 Simons Family Revocable Trust. They were formed in 2006 as a spin-off of Renaissance Technologies LLC. Meritage provides discretionary investment management services to private investment funds for which they serve as investment manager and/or investment general partner and not individually to the investors in the private investment funds.	Founder	-
Clo Wine Bar Ltd.	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

See the detail of Brian Smith's experience

Training of Brian Smith

University of Vermont

Undergraduate Degree

Experiences
Positions held

Active

Inactive

Listed companies

Private companies

See the detail of Brian Smith's experience

Connections

1st degree connections

1st degree companies

Male

Female

Members of the board

Executives

See the personal network

Linked companies

Listed companies	1
WINC, INC.	Consumer Non-Durables

Private companies	3
Meritage Group LP Meritage Group LP Investment ManagersFinance Meritage Group LP (Meritage) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was principally owned by the 1998 Simons Family Revocable Trust. They were formed in 2006 as a spin-off of Renaissance Technologies LLC. Meritage provides discretionary investment management services to private investment funds for which they serve as investment manager and/or investment general partner and not individually to the investors in the private investment funds.	Finance
Cream Wine Co. LLC Cream Wine Co. LLC Food DistributorsDistribution Services Cream Wine Co. LLC is a wine company based in Chicago, IL. The private company offers a wide range of unique and energetic wines made from organic grapes farmed in and out of state. Cream Wine Co. invites the public to attend their wine seminars and tastings to learn about the past, present, and future of wine. The company also has a large sake portfolio and host events like Cream Sake Week and Rosé & Orange Wine Tasting.	Distribution Services
Clo Wine Bar Ltd.

See company connections