Reid Jewett Smith, Ph.D.

Reid Jewett Smith, Ph.D. is a fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Vice President of Research& Policy at Disability:IN. Her research lies at the nexus of corporate sustainability, human capital management, and disability inclusion. Recent projects include a policy analysis of European Union legislative directives that impact corporate practices and reporting on disability and accessibility,a qualitative study of neurodivergence in the workplace that led the development of a neuroinclusive human capital management framework, and a global analysis of voluntary Fortune 500 annual disability disclosures. Reid’s research on disability inclusion and value creation is fueled by her experience living,surviving, and working with Cystic Fibrosis, a rare genetic and degenerative respiratory disease that has impacted – and fueled – all aspects of her working life. She is member of the Board of Directors at Invest Ahead, a forum of institutional investors, state treasurers, and private equity firms dedicated to corporate board composition, and a member of the Americas Regional Council for the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures(TISFD). Reid holds advanced degrees from Boston College (Ph.D., 2022) and Brown University (M.A., 2009). Details about Reid’s work at the Harvard Kennedy School can be found at https://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/reid-jewett-smith