in securing an investment in The Glover Park Group from private equity firm Svoboda, Collins Fund in order to expand business operations. The Glover Park Group was acquired by WPP plc in 2011, but Smith continued in his position. 21 Century Fox In May 2016, Smith was tapped to serve as the head of public affairs for 21st Century Fox. He began the position in July 2016 and was in charge of overseeing worldwide legislative, regulatory and strategic policy for the company. While based in Washington, D.C. and New York City, he oversaw the policy offices of the company in the United States, Hong Kong, Brussels and the UK. He was a member of the senior leadership team and reported to Fox CEO James Murdoch and co-chairman Lachlan Murdoch. Other activities In 2006, Smith co-founded an interactive bipartisan political website called HotSoup.com with his Glover Park Group partners and former Republican political advisors Mark McKinnon and Matthew Dowd. The site intended to have a networking component and feature community leaders of all political affiliations. Smith has been featured as an expert in The New York Times, The Washington Post, MSNBC.com, The Washington Times, the Chicago Tribune, and AP Online. He has also appeared as a commentator on television and radio programs, including MSNBC, NBC News, Anderson Cooper 360°, Fox News, and Polioptics. Smith serves on the Board of Trustees for Colby College, the Board of Directors for the Motion Picture Association of America, the Governing Board for The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation and the Board of The Thomas G. Labrecque Foundation. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and two children. References McDonough School of Business alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Colby College alumni News Corporation people