Jamie Smith advises boards, committees, and governance leaders on emerging trends and complex issues shaping today’s boardrooms. With more than two decades of experience in corporate governance research and investor engagement, she brings practical insights that help directors strengthen oversight and long-term value creation.

Since 2003, Jamie has focused exclusively on corporate governance—presenting to corporate boards, institutional investors, and governance organizations nationwide. At EY, she leads the Center for Board Matters’ investor outreach program, which she helped establish in 2011. Today, the program connects more than 60 participants representing over US$32 trillion in assets under management.

Before joining EY, Jamie worked with labor and public funds and their boards on proxy voting, corporate engagements, and other governance initiatives at a leading investment consultancy. She also led shareholder proposal efforts for one of North America’s largest unions.

Jamie holds an MA from the University of Chicago and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.