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Gordon Smith, ScD, MBA

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Chief Technology Officer at Global Advanced Metals
📍 Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States

Gordon is a strategic business executive with a 25-year career in corporate development and operational leadership across the electronics, industrial, chemicals, and healthcare sectors. He combines deep technical expertise from his MIT Sc. D. with elite financial acumen as a CFA charterholder. People who have worked with him describe him as creative and technically strong.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Chief Technology Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Personality Overview

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Socially Adept
Self-Assured
Persuader

They are charming and can persuade others to support their decisions. They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Priorities

Topics Gordon cares about

Corporate Development
Demonstrated expertise in identifying and executing acquisitions, divestitures, and other inorganic investment opportunities to maximize shareholder value.
Materials Science
Holds a Doctorate of Science in Chemical Engineering from MIT and has led materials development and R&D for multiple organizations, including in 3D printing.
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Career

Work history

2-2019
Chief Technology Officer
Global Advanced Metals
President
Cobalt Growth Partners, LLC
General Manager / Chief Technology Officer
GSI Technologies
Director - Materials Development
Brady Corporation
Technical Director, Stereolithographic Materials
DSM
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Media appearances

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Education
2012 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
1990 - 1993
Doctorate of Science (Sc.D.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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