FORA.tv Speaker - Ted Smith

Ted Smith is Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition's founder and former Executive Director. He is currently SVTC's Senior Strategist. Ted is co-founder and Coordinator of the International Campaign for Responsible Technology (ICRT), an international network committed to working for the development of sustainable, non-polluting technologies. He is also the steering committee chair of the Computer TakeBack Campaign, which is working to promote life-cycle producer responsibility within the high-tech electronics industry. He is co-editor of the new book Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry. In 2001, Ted was recognized by the Dalai Lama for his environmental leadership.