If there was a “first temp”, there had to have been a “first agent”. Indeed, the first person at Aquent (then MacTemps), to place anyone on assignment was Mike Smith, also known as “Employee #5”.

Mike’s had a number of “firsts” at Aquent including opening the first branch outside of Boston (in New York in 1988) and serving as the first VP of International Operations, in which role he oversaw the opening of Aquent’s first offices in Japan, Australia, and continental Europe.

Whether as President of North America Staffing, VP of HR, or Chief Operating Officer, Mike has continually applied his wit and intelligence to making Aquent better for clients, talent, and staff.

Mike graduated in 1987 from Harvard College where he studied medieval and ancient history.