Trisch Smith has an accomplished career managing media, stakeholder outreach and reputation management campaigns for a host of Fortune 500 companies and organizations. She serves in a dual role at Edelman — leading the Multicultural client services offering and serving as its first Managing Director of Diversity and Inclusion. Smith has been named one of the “Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America” by Savoy magazine and recognized in the Financial Times as an“Upstanding 100” for top diverse executive leaders. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State University and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park.