James C. Smith
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| Born | 1959 |
| Alma mater | Marshall University |
| Member of | Atlantic Council/Board |
James C. Smith is CEO of the world's biggest news agency, the media conglomerate Thomson Reuters, and a member of the military deep state think-tank Atlantic Council. This membership explains how the news agency, which every media in the world quotes on a daily basis, gets its angle in international politics.
Career
Early in his career Smith worked as a journalist and editor for small newspapers in his home state of West Virginia. He was the managing editor of the Charleston Daily Mail when it was acquired by Thomson Newspapers in 1987, at which point Smith joined the Thomson newspaper group. He initially held several staff and operating positions, after which he was made responsible for Thomson Newspapers' operations in North America.
After the company sold its newspaper business in 2000, Smith moved to the Thomson Corporation's professional publishing side. In December 2001 he became Thomson's executive vice president of human resources and administration. He then became the company's executive VP of development and corporate affairs in January 2002. Smith subsequently served as Thomson's chief operating officer (COO).
After the formation of Thomson Reuters in April 2008, Smith was named president and CEO of the combined company's professional division, which sells tax, legal, and accounting products, and got the top job on January 1, 2012, when he became CEO and president of Thomson Reuters.
Smith is on the international business council of the World Economic Forum and the international advisory boards of the British American Business Council and the Atlantic Council. A director of Pfizer, Inc. since June 26, 2014, he is also on the boards of the World Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative and the Brazil-U.S. Business Council.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| WEF/Annual Meeting/2004 | 21 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2011 | 26 January 2011 | 30 January 2011 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2012 | 25 January 2012 | 29 January 2012 | Switzerland | 2113 guests in Davos |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2017 | 17 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership." |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2019 | 22 January 2019 | 25 January 2019 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | "The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one." |
