Samantha Smith

International Trade Union Confederation

Director, Just Transition Centre

Bio

Sam Smith is the director of the Just Transition Centre at the International Trade Union Confederation. The JTC helps unions and their allies get good plans for just transition at all levels. Previously Sam was the global climate and energy leader for WWF, the world's largest conservation organization. She also served as the Director of WWF’s Arctic Programme, working with communities, indigenous peoples organizations, and government. Sam has held senior roles within the New Energy division of Equinor in Norway, leading teams on CO2 projects as well as commercial management of large-scale renewable energy projects Sam started her career as a corporate litigation attorney specializing in finance in the United States. She received multiple awards for pro bono work on racial justice, reproductive rights and poverty. Sam has degrees in history and law from the University of California, Berkeley.