Nina Smith

Nina Smith

Nina Smith is the founding Chief Executive Officer of GoodWeave International, the leading NGO working to stop child labor in global supply chains by bringing visibility to workers; restoring childhoods; and providing assurance to companies and consumers that select products with the GoodWeave® certification label are produced free from child labor. Under Nina’s leadership, GoodWeave pioneered a system that has restored freedom to more than 10,000 children. The organization has also provided rehabilitation, education and other critical support to freed children, as well as tens of thousands of other children in producer communities in South Asia.

A longtime advocate for children’s rights and an expert on addressing labor violations in manufacturing supply chains, Nina has spoken on these issues at fora such as the Skoll World Forum, the World Economic Forum, Harvard University, Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, the American Bar Association, among others. She is winner of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the Schwab Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurs, the Tufts University Alumni Award for Active Citizenship and Public Service, and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s EXCEL Award for excellence in chief executive leadership. Currently, Nina sits on the boards of the Fair Labor Association and the Better Buying Institute, as well as the Takoma Park Cheder Community where her son received his Jewish education. She is a graduate of Tufts University, and lives in Takoma Park, Maryland with her husband John and son Samuel.