Kyle Smith

Kyle Smith is Senior Associate Director, Custom Programs (APAC Region) in Executive Education. He received a dual degree in Business Management and Chinese Language & Literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and started his career in China and later Singapore working in the tech industry.

Before joining Columbia Business School, Kyle worked at Alibaba Group as the Head of Content Strategy for Alibaba's international e-commerce business. He later joined Ant Group as the Head of Content for 10x1000 Tech for Inclusion, a philanthropic initiative co-founded by Alipay and the IFC to empower digital talents in emerging markets to drive financial inclusion and digital economic growth.

Kyle lived in China for more than 10 years and is fluent in Mandarin. He currently lives in New York City.