Rhonda Smith

Rhonda Smith has over 20 years of experience financing companies ranging from start-ups to publicly traded corporations. She specializes in helping companies access capital and provides tailored financing solutions.  Prior to joining Harvest, Rhonda worked with a non-profit lender facilitating SBA, USDA and pandemic relief loan programs. She has also been an advisor and consultant to small businesses.

Rhonda previously was Director, Capital Markets Relations and Asst. Treasurer for the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation providing capital to the rural United States.  Prior to joining CFC, Rhonda was a Vice President in Wachovia’s Financial Services industry group, a start-up business unit, where she developed relationships with regional banks, specialty lenders and insurance companies for capital markets and cross selling investment banking, treasury management and corporate trust.  Rhonda began her career with SunTrust in Florida where she worked in U.S. Corporate Banking.

Rhonda has a BS from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.