Ms. Smith is currently an independent consultant and policy analyst. She is the former Vice President for Federal Funding and Grant Information Services at MWWPR, now MikeWorldWide and Vice President Business Development for posed2,Inc. During her career she held senior positions at several universities and associations and conducted analytical work at a Congressional agency. Smith held positions at Columbia University including Assistant Vice President; Director of Financial Aid and Planning at Georgetown University School of Medicine; University of Pennsylvania Medical Center as an Administrator; and research associate for Harvard Center for Community Health and Medical Care. In addition to service at these institutions, Smith worked as an analyst for the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment and the American Psychiatric Association. Higher education policies, scientific policy issues, (including the early days of The Science Coalition), and health care policy are areas of expertise.