M. F. Smith

M F Smith studied medicine then geology in the US and UK before finishing a PhD in Oceanography in Ireland. He moved to Switzerland, developed computer systems in the oil industry and started publishing technical papers. He settled in the UK in 1980 as an academic computer scientist and businessman. In the early 1990s, he became involved in medical computing and the National Health Service. Eventually he moved to London, was appointed to a number of other professorial positions, worked in management consultancy and founded several companies. Now mostly retired to family life, he divides his time unequally between London and Central Europe.