Jeff Smith has been with Pennsylvania State University since 1999. He has been responsible for developing and implementing the financial models that have supported Penn State's World Campus and enabled its growth to the current count of more than 20,000 online students. Smith joined the University after 15 years with IBM, where he held leadership positions in headquarters consolidation and restructuring accounting, as well as joint ventures strategy and operations. He holds B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Penn State University.