Ted Smith (born July 15, 1945) is the founder and former executive director of the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition,Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition co-founder of the International Campaign for Responsible Technology,International Campaign for Responsible Technology Retrieved on 30 April 2014. and chair of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition steering committee.
Smith is a former VISTA Volunteer, a 1967 graduate of Wesleyan University, and a 1972 graduate of Stanford Law School.
In 2001, Smith was recognized by the Dalai Lama for his environmental leadership San Jose Metro, May 24, 2001. and in 2006 he co-edited the book, Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry.Temple University Press
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External links Ted Smith: Pioneer activist for environmental justice in Silicon Valley, 1967-2000, oral history transcript, Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley Interview with Ted Smith American Public Health Association presentation on "Challenging the Chip", November 07, 2006 Ted Smith: Purpose Prize Fellow Environmentalism for the Net 2.0 Where the Chips Fall: Environmental Health in the Semiconductor Industry The Cleaning Agent