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Chuck Smith is the former President and CEO of AT&T West which oversaw the more than 42,000 employees who serve the company’s California and Nevada customers. During his
39-year career he held a wide range of senior executive positions for AT&T (formerly SBC and Pacific Bell) including stints in human resources, operations, and marketing.
Smith graduated from California State University at Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in social science and additional graduate course work. In 1985, he completed a special graduate program for executives at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2003, he received a Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa from Menlo College and in 2004 he received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Holy Names University.
Smith was named California State University Los Angeles Alumnus of the Year in 2004. He is a member of the University of California President's Board on Science and Innovation, the University of California Health Services Advisory Committee, is vice chair of the board of the Center for Telecommunications Management at the University of Southern California, and is a University of Southern California Ambassador.
In 2005 Smith was named one of the 100 Most Important African-Americans in Technology by US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine. He serves on the NAACP National Board of Directors, as a trustee member of the NAACP National Special Contribution Fund and is an emeritus board member for the Los Angeles Urban League’s Board of Directors. From 1994-2003 he chaired the United Negro College Fund Walk-A-Thon in Los Angeles.
Smith serves on the boards of: The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, National Board of the Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America-Mt. Diablo Silverado Council, and All Stars Helping Kids. He is a member of the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Posse. Smith was the chairperson for the 2005 March of Dimes WalkAmerica Campaign for the State of California and the 2004 March of Dimes WalkAmerica Campaign for Northern California. He also was a member of the 2004 Host Committee for the Los Angeles/ International Association Chiefs of Police Convention.
Smith is a native of Los Angeles and maintains homes in both Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. He was married to the late Beryl Ventress Smith and has two grown children. | 