Advisory Board

• Kevin P. Donovan |
• Patrick E. Kelleher |
• Lewis Rice |
• Chip Smith |
• John Varrone

Chip Smith

Managing Director, Corporate Security, The Bank of New York

Chip Smith assumed his duties as Director of Security for the Bank of New York in February 2000. He directs and supervises a worldwide security program that encompasses the investigation and prevention of fraud related activities as well as the physical protection of corporate assets, employees, customers and executives. He serves on the Bank’s Crisis Management, Business Continuity, Contingency Planning and Anti-Money Laundering Teams. The Bank of New York is a global leader in the financial markets.

Mr. Smith retired from the United States Secret Service after 24 years of service. He held a variety of positions in field offices and headquarters, culminating with his appointment as the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office, the Service’s largest and busiest office.

During his career, Mr. Smith was assigned to the Vice Presidential Protective Division, the Presidential Protective Division and as the Special Assistant to the Treasury Secretary. He served as the security coordinator for several high profile protective venues, to include: the U.S. delegation attending the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, 1992; the Presidential Inaugural activities of 1993; the dedication of the Holocaust Museum, Washington, DC, 1994; and the visit of Pope John Paul II to New York, 1995. In 1996, he supervised the protective detail assigned to Presidential Candidate Robert Dole.

Mr. Smith holds bachelors and masters degrees in Criminal Justice from West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He and his wife Barbara have been married 34 years and reside in Madison, New Jersey.