Kirk Smith

Kirk is a Board Member at Gauge Capital, where he focuses on food investments. Kirk currently is a Director of American Nuts, a Gauge portfolio company. Outside of Gauge, Kirk is the Chief Executive Officer of SSI Foods, a beef processing company focused on the foodservice end-market. Prior to SSI, Kirk was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CTI Foods, a leading custom foodservice manufacturer supplying top U.S. restaurant chains and branded food companies. Kirk earned a BBA in accounting from Boise State University.