James C. Smith

James C. Smith (born 1959) is an American business executive. in Carlisle, Kentucky, where he spent his youth. In 2017, the university awarded him an honorary doctorate.

Career Early in his career Smith worked as a journalist for small newspapers such as the Carlisle Mercury, where he was both a reporter and an editor. He was the managing editor of the Charleston Daily Mail when it was acquired by Thomson Newspapers in 1987,

Thomson Reuters COO and CEO After the formation of Thomson Reuters in April 2008, which sells tax, legal, and accounting products. as "part of a move by the company to overhaul the structure of the group." and president of Thomson Reuters. Smith was succeeded by Steve Hasker as Thomson Reuters' President and CEO in February 2020.

Memberships Smith is on the international business council of the World Economic Forum and the international advisory boards of the British American Business Council and the Atlantic Council. with his wife Pam Kushmerick.

He was inducted into the Marshall University College of Business Hall of Fame in 2014, and he delivered the keynote address for Marshall University's commencement ceremony in 2017.