{"id":32416,"date":"2026-03-03T11:50:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=32416"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:23:21","slug":"brigid-smith","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/profile\/brigid-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigid Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><span>Brigid Smith is the Outreach Specialist for the <span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW248104608\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW248104608\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/task-force\/\">Task Force on Climate, Development and the International Financial Architecture<\/a>, a consortium of experts from around the world utilizing rigorous, empirical research to advance a development-centered approach to climate change across the international financial architecture (IFA)<\/span><\/span>. In this role she supports strategic engagement with global stakeholders to advance actionable solutions at the intersection of climate finance and development policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"><span>Prior to this role, Brigid worked in nonprofit communications and academic research, with experience managing outreach initiatives, developing partnerships and strategically communicating policy-relevant research.\u00a0She holds a BA in Political Science from the\u00a0College of Saint Benedict and Saint John\u2019s University. She is a former Fulbright grantee, having taught English in Boyac\u00e1, Colombia, and earned her MSc in Anthropology and Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25745,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/32416"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25745"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/32416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33081,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/32416\/revisions\/33081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}