MADDIE SMITH

Maddie graduated Magna Cum Lade from The Ohio State University in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, specializing in Finance and Economics. She currently works for JPMorgan Chase & Co. in their Global Finance and Business Management Analyst Program. 

Maddie has been dancing since she was 2 years old and has competitively danced since she was 10 at The Academy of Dance Arts in Illinois. In addition to competing in ballet, contemporary, lyrical, musical theatre and jazz, she performed and competed in jazz, hip hop and pom on her high school dance team. Maddie was on The Ohio State Dance Team from 2017-2021, earning 6 National Championships and leading the team as Captain her senior year.

Since the age of 12, Maddie has assisted her dance studio classes and substitute taught at her studio since she was 16. Along with teaching young dancers, she taught gymnastics to children in Columbus throughout college.