National Advisory Council
Menlo F. Smith
Membership Information:
Member Since: 1986Spouse:
Kathryn V. SmithEmployment:
Job Title: ChairmanCompany: Sunmark Capital
Location: Missouri, United States
Expertise:
- venture capital
Biography:
Menlo Smith is founder and chairman of Sunmark Capital Corp. He is founder and previously was chairman and CEO of the Sunmark Companies, known for inventing and marketing popular candies such as SweeTARTS, Pixy Stix, and Nerds (now a unit of Nestlé). Menlo is a founder of Mentors International, a nonprofit group established to assist impoverished microentrepreneurs in third-world countries achieve self-sufficiency through training, mentoring, and microcredit. Menlo has five children. Kathryn has one son.