Biography
Danielle Nicholson Smith is Senior Legal Counsel for U.S. Communications and Digital Services and Vice President of the T. Rowe Price broker/dealer, T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc., and the T. Rowe Price retail advisor, T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. Ms. Smith led the Form CRS Legal workstream for T. Rowe Price, assisting the impacted business units in determining the impact of the new rule and advising on plans for implementation and delivery of Forms CRS. Ms. Smith joined T. Rowe Price in 1992. Most of her 25+ years in the industry have been spent on the application of FINRA and SEC Advertising Rules to communications with the public. Ms. Smith oversaw the principal review and filing with FINRA of all of T. Rowe Price’s mutual fund advertising and sales materials for over 15 years. She serves on FINRA’s Public Communications Committee and the Advertising Rules Committee of the Investment Company Institute and has spoken at FINRA and industry conferences on various topics related to investment company communications, including social media. Ms. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree from Smith College and a law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.