Thought Leader

Michael W. Smith

Chief Information Officer, The Estee Lauder Companies

Michael W. Smith is Chief Information Officer of The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC). He is a seasoned leader who brings a mix of Information Technology (IT), commercial and functional expertise with more than 25 years of experience across retail, technology and pharma industries. In his role, Michael is responsible for further advancing the company’s innovation in technology to effectively support and enable the company’s growth strategy and the evolving needs of its brands and business. He also drives global technology solutions in key strategic areas for the company, notably retail, digital, social and analytics. Prior to joining ELC, Michael held leadership roles at Nike, Inc., where he spent over 22 years in multiple brand and technology roles, and Mylan NV, where he led Digital and Innovation and Global Business Services, in addition to serving as the company’s Chief Information Officer. Michael is currently an Advisory Board member of Accoy Pharmaceuticals, a healthcare company and Incture, a software company.