Don Smith serves as the Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer at Crowell & Moring LLP, where he spearheads the firm’s comprehensive talent management initiatives. In this role, Don is responsible for crafting and implementing strategies and programs designed to maximize talent acquisition and development, enhance diversity, and foster an equitable and inclusive workplace. His oversight extends to key areas including recruiting; practice management; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); as well as professional development training and programming. Don ensures that DEI principles are seamlessly integrated into performance evaluations, non-partner compensation, mentoring, sponsorship, and coaching efforts.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Don was the Director of Professional Development and Diversity at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Don previously worked as a corporate attorney in the New York office of Fried Frank and the Washington, D.C. office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets, and venture capital work. Don received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from Howard University School of Law.

Don is a past Chair of the Professional Development Consortium (PDC) Board of Directors and an active member of the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) and the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals (ALFDP).