Rich Smith

Richard Smith is the president of the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA), a member-based association whose mission is to educate, communicate, and advocate on behalf of the Vermont-domiciled captive insurance industry. Mr. Smith has led the association as president since October 2009. He has held several diverse roles in Vermont public service. Prior to his work at VCIA, he served as the deputy commissioner of the Public Service Department for the State of Vermont. During his 5 years at the department, he was the primary liaison with Vermont's general assembly on energy and telecommunications issues. From 1998 to 2005, Mr. Smith was the deputy commissioner of the Department of Economic Development for the State of Vermont. Mr. Smith also served on the Coalition for Competitive Insurance Rates (actively working against the return of the old Neal bill taxing offshore insurance entities to the advantage of old, mainline onshore firms). Mr. Smith has a BA degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts.