Ted Smith (environmentalist)

For other people named Ted Smith, see Ted Smith (disambiguation).

Ted Smith (born July 15, 1945) is the founder and former executive director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition,[1] co-founder of the International Campaign for Responsible Technology,[2] and chair of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition steering committee.[3]

Smith is a former VISTA Volunteer, a 1967 graduate of Wesleyan University, and a 1972 graduate of Stanford Law School.

In 2001, Smith was recognized for his environmental leadership [4] and in 2006 co-edited the book, Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry.[5]

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