Chuck Smith (businessman)

For other people of the same name, see Chuck Smith (disambiguation).

Charles H. "Chuck" Smith is an African-American businessman who is the retired President and CEO of AT&T West, a Fortune 500 company. Smith has a life-long interest in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).

Smith graduated from California State University, Los Angeles in 1967. His childhood interest in radio led to a career with Pacific Telephone, which became AT&T West. Smith was named one of the 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology by US Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine in 2003.^[1]

Smith is committed to helping young people through Scouting and other venues. As a youth, he found a support system in Scouting, which helped him deal with his dyslexia and shyness. Smith became an Eagle Scout in 1959 and a 2005 recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Audiences are captivated when he talks about the positive impact Scouting had on him as a youth.^[2] He is also a member of BSA's National Executive Board and the board of BSA's Mount Diablo Silverado Council. Much of that work is aimed at increasing minority involvement in Scouting. In 2010 he was honored with the Silver Buffalo Award by the Boy Scouts of America, its highest award for adults.^[3]

Chuck is also a great speaker having the ability to inspire his audiences. Very recently he came to the University of San Francisco MBA Alumni Society Luncheon Series and gave a wonderful talk, covering not only the future of the Telecom industry but also business ethics and his vision for the future of the University. There was also a big surprise during the speech, when he announced his retirement for the first time in public! You can listen to the entire speech at the USF MBA Podcast.

See also

Scouting portal

References

1. ^ "Chuck Smith, President SBC West, Honored with Distinguished Eagle Award". Smoke Signals. Mount Diablo Silverado Council. May 2005. http://www.bsa-mdsc.org/files/ss/may05smokesignals.pdf#search=%22%22chuck%20smith%22%20eagle%20scout%22. Retrieved 2006-09-08. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Ray, Mark (Fall 2006). "Distinguished Eagle Scout Award Profile". Eagletter 32 (2): 9. 
3. ^ "2010 Silver Buffalo Recipients". Scouting (September–October 2010): 39. 

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