Dee Smith

Dee Smith serves as the Board Chair for the LLILAS/Benson Latin American Studies and Collections at the University of Texas at Austin since February 2020, while also holding the position of Vice Chairman of the Board for the same institution since April 2017. As the CEO and Principal of Strategic Insight Group since 1995, Smith leads a global private intelligence agency focused on serving investors, attorneys, and operating companies. In the realm of media, Smith is the Executive Producer, Creator, Writer, and Host of "A World On The Brink," a television series produced by Real Vision Television, launched in October 2017, which features insights from senior experts on various global challenges. Smith's affiliations also include membership in prestigious organizations such as Chatham House, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Bretton Woods Committee, alongside contributing to high-level discussions on Inter-American Relations with Global Americans and previously presiding over the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations.