{"id":1545,"date":"2024-02-27T15:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T15:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integratedstrategygroup.com\/?page_id=1545"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:51:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T15:51:40","slug":"liz-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/integratedstrategygroup.com\/index.php\/liz-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Liz Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1545\" class=\"elementor elementor-1545\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860b646 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"860b646\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775f442 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"775f442\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53cf874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"53cf874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Liz Sears <span><span>Smith<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex_column av-fkr6t-7df03befa6af20f3aa3ca175751a27bd av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-middle av-zero-column-padding  \">\n\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<p>Liz Sears Smith is the Managing Director of Kent Strategies. 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elementor - v3.18.0 - 06-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Liz served as Deputy Assistant to President Obama and Deputy White House Cabinet Secretary, managing key issues between the Cabinet and senior White House staff. In this role, Liz managed day-to-day policy development and problem solving on a large range of issues.<\/p><p>As Chief of Staff for former Congressman Rahm Emanuel, Liz set up and managed all operations. On a daily basis she worked closely with public and private sector constituencies. Her operation was always singled out as one of the most efficient and effective on the Hill.<\/p><p>As Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of Commerce during the Clinton administration, Liz managed a division of The U.S. Commercial Service. She reinvented her division in the face of outside competition. While there, Liz spearheaded a new e-strategy, just one of her many accomplishments. She participated in various senior level conferences on globalization and trade issues, and she led several business development missions. Liz helped create unique opportunities for US companies, which saw their export sales more than quadruple under Liz\u2019s leadership.<\/p><p>Liz is a member of the Public Policy Committee for Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital in Chicago. She serves on the Leadership Council for the Impact Center, a leadership and mentoring non-profit. Additionally, she served on the selection panel for the White House Fellow\u2019s Program and is a member of Northwestern University\u2019s Council of 100.<\/p><p>Liz is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and received her MBA from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liz Sears Smith Liz Sears Smith is the Managing Director of Kent Strategies. 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