OUR PEOPLE

Meet the Team

Faith and finance aren't separate conversations at Brightlight — they're the same one. Our team has spent careers proving that a portfolio can be theologically grounded and held to the same rigor as any institutional mandate. We're not generalists who added a faith screen; this is the work we've built our careers around.

As a team of EverSource Wealth Advisors, we sit alongside financial advisors as a specialist partner — bringing deep experience in faith-aligned manager research, portfolio construction, and values translation, so advisors can offer their clients something most firms simply can't build in-house.

  • Tim is passionate about helping faith-aligned investors explore what it means to faithfully steward their investment portfolios to achieve alignment between their portfolio and their values. As Head of Global Multi Asset Investing, Tim works with faith-based and values-driven investors and advisors to help them explore and implement practical steps.

    Tim's career has been focused on applying faith to investment portfolios. He graduated from Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) with a Bachelor of Commerce in Actuarial Studies, and then completed his Master of Divinity through the Australian College of Theology. He is a Certified Investment Management Analyst® and has passed advice examinations in both Australia and the United States.

    Tim was previously Chief Investment Officer for a $1bn+ pension fund in Australia, before working with others to launch Brightlight in Australia. In 2022, Tim relocated to the United States and formed Brightlight, an EverSource Wealth Advisors Team, to support the growing movement of investors seeking to align their faith and portffolio. Tim's work in faith-driven and impact investing has gained global recognition, with his portfolios and research receiving awards both in Australia and globally.

    Having spent his teenage years on the mission field in Papua New Guinea, Tim is passionate about allocating capital to emerging and frontier markets to support human flourishing and has actively allocated capital for impact in Asia, Africa, and other emerging markets. He is a supporter of, and was involved in reviewing the Nairobi Declaration on Christian Impact Investing in Frontier Markets.

    On the weekend, he can often be found in the mountains - hiking, snowboarding or cycling. Until leaving Australia, he was a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church of Australia and served on several denominational governing bodies and other faith-based ministries. Tim and his family attend Wellspring Church in Englewood.

    You can find more of Tim’s story as recorded by Faith Driven Investor here.

  • Sherrie Smith is Director - Investment Advisory at Brightlight, where she works with advisors and institutional investors seeking to align their portfolios with their faith and values while pursuing strong investment outcomes.

    Prior to joining Brightlight, Sherrie held several roles at Eventide Asset Management, including leading the firm's marketing efforts and later its impact investing initiatives, which focused on business solutions to poverty.

    At Brightlight, Sherrie helps advisors and investors navigate the growing range of faith-based and values-aligned investment opportunities. She works to bridge the gap between thoughtful stewardship and practical portfolio implementation, helping investors achieve greater alignment between their values and investments.

    Sherrie holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University.