For over two decades, Zachary Smith has been a recognized leader in digital infrastructure and cloud computing. He began his career as an early partner at Voxel dot Net, a New York-based Linux cloud and software platform. In 2014, he co-founded Packet, a company dedicated to delivering automated bare metal compute capabilities to technology-enabled enterprises. Under his leadership, Packet became a market leader and was acquired by Equinix in 2020. Mr. Smith went on to lead strategy and product development for Equinix’s digital services platform until his departure in early 2023.

Today, Mr. Smith serves on the boards of several private equity and venture-backed companies and supports family office investments in more than 50 early-stage technology ventures.

Deeply committed to philanthropy and open source communities, Mr. Smith has served as Chair of the Operating Board at Pursuit and sits on the advisory boards for Schneider Concerts at The New School. He is also a founding member of the Linux Foundation’s sustainability initiative for open source software and data center hardware.

A graduate of the Juilliard School (B.A. in Performance, 2001), Mr. Smith lives in Manhattan with his wife and two teenagers. He remains active in the arts, performing the double bass with Camerata Notturna and serving as section principal of the New Conductor’s Orchestra.