Deborah Smith, MBA
Chief Financial Officer

Samueli Institute

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Deborah Smith, MBA, is Samueli Institute’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Institute, Smith had a long career in the corporate sector and was most recently Vice President of Finance with Time Warner Cable’s Media division, where she was responsible for managing strategic financial planning, business intelligence and analysis, and sales compensation planning for the entire ad sales organization. Prior to Time Warner Cable, Deborah was with AOL for almost ten years where she participated in the company’s explosive growth and development. She was Vice President of Finance for the Interactive Media division and prior to that held various finance positions within AOL's content programming division. Prior to joining AOL, Smith served as an officer in the United States Coast Guard with assignments in environmental protection, acquisitions, and the operating budget unit.