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Ruth J. Huet Senior Vice President
Evanston Office
Ruth J. Huet

Ms. Huet is responsible for deal flow development, structuring, and portfolio management. Ms. Huet is a member of Smith Whiley's Investment Committee and also serves on the board of the certain of the partnerships’ portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Smith Whiley, Ms. Huet spent 22 years in the financial services, banking and manufacturing sectors. She held positions as Senior Underwriter and Account Manager at Bank of America. While there, she structured, underwrote, closed and managed asset-based financings totaling over $1 billion in the Midwest and Canada. Transactions ranged in size from $10 million to $250 million. Prior to joining Bank of America, Ms. Huet held a variety of positions with GE Capital. She began her career in General Electric's Transportation Systems Division where she held positions in manufacturing analysis and systems. During her career, she has directed investments in food and beverage, distribution, retail, manufacturing, metals processing, and service industries.

Ms. Huet has a B.S. with Distinction in Finance from Pennsylvania State University including international studies at the University of Cologne in Germany. She also completed General Electric's Financial Management Program.