About Jack Smith

Like many others who call Cary, North Carolina home, Jack Smith relocated when he accepted a job opportunity in RTP and moved his family from Boston in 1986.   Having held vice president level positions in both Fortune and NASDAQ 25 companies, he founded Organizational Capability Services, LLC, a leader in competency management practices and executive recruitment, in 2001. In 2015 Jack launched Custom Golf Travels, LLC, to design world class domestic and international golf packages enabling golfers to fulfill their bucket list dreams.

Jack Smith represented Cary, NC on its town council from 1989 - 2025 and is the longest serving elected official in Cary’s history. He is the recipient of North Carolina’s ‘The Order of the Long Leaf Pine’ for his record of extraordinary service and contributions to the State.

Jack has received numerous other accolades including the SCAC Citizen Diplomacy Award in 2012, the Cary Chamber Citizen of the Year in 2010 and was inducted into the Sister Cities International Government Leadership Circle in 2006.  On September 10, 2015, the Town of Cary opened Jack Smith Park and dedicated it for Jack’s lifetime of public service and environmental leadership.

Jack is a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and American Legion Post 67.   He is a speaker for the NC National Kidney Foundation on the merits of being an organ donor, and in 2009 served as the Honorary Chair of the annual RTP Kidney walk.

Jack graduated from the University of Oklahoma and is a Vietnam-era veteran, having served in the US Army as a Cavalry Troop Commander, attaining the rank of Captain.  He is a graduate of both the Leadership Triangle and Institute of Political Leadership programs.  He and wife of 52 years, Bridget, have two children and four grandchildren.