Corey Smith is a strategic inclusion executive with more than three decades of experience advancing enterprise transformation, talent strategy, supplier diversity, and market engagement across manufacturing, technology, education, consumer products, entertainment, media, sports, and luxury. He currently serves as Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at LVMH Inc., where he leads Inclusion initiatives across North America for the company’s portfolio of luxury brands. Prior to joining LVMH, Corey served as Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Major League Baseball.
Corey’s career spans Logistics, Procurement, Marketing, Business Development, Human Resources, and DEI, giving him a broad operating perspective on how inclusion can drive organizational performance. He has led culture transformation efforts, developed inclusive hiring and advancement programs, and built talent strategies designed to strengthen diverse pipelines, retention, and leadership readiness.
Additionally, his external, customer-facing work includes inclusive market engagement strategies, experiential activations, and culturally relevant storytelling designed to identify new customer segments and support market share growth. Early in his career, Corey spent 10 years in Supply Chain and Procurement, where he also built supplier diversity initiatives that expand economic opportunity for diverse businesses while supporting corporate profitability through cost mitigation.
Corey currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Virgil Abloh Foundation as well as the FIT Foundation. He has previously served on the boards of Diversity Information Resources (DIR) and the NY/NJ Minority Supplier Development Council, where he was Board Chair. A native New Yorker, Corey holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from Columbia University.