Speaker

David Smith, PhD, is co-author of the book Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace, an Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Gender & Work Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He also serves as a member on the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). A former Navy pilot, Dr. Smith led diverse organizations of women and men, culminating in command of a squadron in combat, and flew more than 3,000 hours over 30 years including combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a sociologist, his research focuses on gender, work, and family issues including allyship, inclusive mentorship and sponsorship, gender bias in performance evaluations, and dual-career families. He is the co-author of the book Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and numerous journal articles and book chapters focused on gender and the workplace.