Thomas Smitham is Executive Chairman of Leonardo US Corporation and Senior Vice President for U.S. and Canada business development for Leonardo S.p.A.
He was a member of the United States diplomatic service until 2022, serving most recently as the acting Ambassador to Italy. Other assignments in the diplomatic service included Brussels, London, Lima, Mexico City, and Washington. He also served as the acting Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. He began his career working in the national security office of the United States Office of Management and Budget in Washington.
Originally from Los Angeles, California, he graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in History. He received a Master’s degree in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.