Judy Smith is a renowned Crisis Management Expert, Author and Inspiration for the award-winning hit TV show ‘Scandal’. Judy Smith is regarded as America’s foremost crisis-management expert. Through her firm Smith & Company which has offices in Los Angeles and Washington D.C — she has become the go-to communications advisor for corporations, politicians and celebrities seeking counsel in times of crisis.

Smith honed her skills managing some of the most historic and sensational events of our time, including the 1991 Gulf War, the Los Angeles riots, the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas, the United Nations' and World Health Organization's responses to the SARS epidemic, and most recently the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.

In addition to her work as a communications advisor during high profile engagements, Ms. Smith also serves as a counsellor to Fortune 500 corporations and has provided strategic advice on a variety of corporate communications issues such as mergers and acquisitions, product recalls, intellectual property litigation, corporate positioning, diversity and other challenges. She has assisted leading companies such as BellSouth, Union Pacific, Nextel, United Healthcare, Americhoice, Wal-Mart, Radio-One Inc., Waste Management Corporation, and American International Group, Inc. (AIG) on a range of corporate, investor, and public relations matters.

She is the author of Good Self, Bad Self: Transforming Your Worst Qualities into Your Biggest Assets. She has received numerous communications and leadership awards and is active in community service.

Judy Smith will be speaking at the Platform on;
“Leading through Crisis: What Every Leader Should Know”.