linda smith

Linda Smith

Senior Policy Advisor to Hawaii  Governor Linda Lingle

Senior policy advisor Linda Smith is at the frontlines in shaping the Lingle Administration’s initiatives. With extensive experience in the public sector and a rich business background, Smith takes the leading role, with the Governor’s policy team, in developing legislation with a balanced agenda.  Smith provides Governor Lingle with perspectives on issues, bills, and initiatives covering all State functions, including health, education, public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. Assisted by her background in business, Smith co-owned and managed, with her husband, a diversified plastics manufacturing company in Kapolei from 1989 – 2003 (Pacific Allied Products, Ltd.). Smith’s strong fiscal track-record includes several prominent positions at all levels of government.  As Director of Finance for the City and County of Honolulu, she managed an annual budget of $900 million in operations and capital improvement projects and also oversaw the city’s Department of Finance. She also served under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan as Director of Administration for the President’s Office of Management and Budget, the office that advises the President on national fiscal policy.