Starboard Value LP

Starboard Value LP is an investment adviser with a focused and fundamental approach to investing in publicly traded companies. Starboard seeks to invest in deeply undervalued companies and actively engage with management teams and boards of directors to identify and execute on opportunities to unlock value for the benefit of all shareholders.

Jeff Smith is a Managing Member, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of Starboard Value LP. Mr. Smith has extensive public company board experience having served on boards through his role at Starboard Value. Prior to founding Starboard Value LP in 2011, Mr. Smith served as the Chief Investment Officer for the funds that comprised the Value and Opportunity investment platform at Ramius LLC, a subsidiary of the Cowen Group, where he was a Partner Managing Director. Before joining Ramius in January 1998, he served as Vice President of Strategic Development and a member of the Board of Directors of The Fresh Juice Company, Inc. Mr. Smith began his career in the Mergers and Acquisitions department at Société Générale.

Mr. Smith serves on the Board of Advisors for First Generation Investors, inc., a non-profit with a mission to help first-generation investors learn about wealth generation, as well as on the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, a foundation creating pathways for underserved youth to help them achieve their full potential. Mr. Smith graduated from The Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania, where he received a B.S. in Economics.

Letters

Godaddy Inc. - 12-Sep-2023 | 31-Jan-2024

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. - 7-Jul-2023 | 21-Mar-2024

News Corp - 9-Sep-2024

Autodesk, Inc. - 17-Jun-2024 | 25-Jun-2024 | 19-Mar-2025 | 26-Mar-2025

Match Group, Inc. - 15-Jul-2024

Presentation

Godaddy Inc. - 17-Oct-2023

Wix.Com Ltd - 20-Oct-2022 | 21-Oct-2022 | 17-Oct-2023

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. - 17-Oct-2023

News Corp - 17-Oct-2023

Fortrea Holdings Inc. - 17-Oct-2023

Autodesk, Inc. - 6-Aug-2024

Kenvue Inc. - 22-Oct-2024

Pfizer Inc - 22-Oct-2024

Salesforce, Inc. - 20-Oct-2022 | 21-Oct-2022 | 17-Oct-2023 | 22-Oct-2024

Companies with fund stakes involved in activist actions such as 13D filing(s) or proxy campaign(s).