Tori Smith

Senior Vice President at Forbes Tate Partners

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

About

Tori has spent more than a decade focusing on international trade, the economic impacts of tariff and non-tariff barriers on American businesses and consumers, and the intersection of trade and broader international economic policy. Her specific areas of expertise include domestic content requirements, trade laws that extend tariff authority to the executive branch, and trade agreements. She also has expertise in digital services taxes, international tax, and domestic tax policy. Tori has appeared on a wide range of media outlets, including CNBC Power Lunch, Fox News, Fox Business, and BBC, and her work has been published in media outlets including The Hill, The Washington Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Detroit News. A native Michigander, Tori holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Michigan State University’s James Madison Residential College. She also holds a master’s degree in International Commerce and Policy with a concentration in Global Finance, Investment and Trade from George Mason University.

Experience

  • Senior Vice President at Forbes Tate Partners
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Policy Advisor, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) at United States Senate
    Sep 2023 - Feb 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Covering trade, tax, and financial technology issues on the Senator’s Finance Committee legislative team

  • Director of International Economic Policy at American Action Forum
    Apr 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • The Heritage Foundation (6 yrs 8 mos)
    • Jay Van Andel Senior Policy Analyst in Trade Policy
      Jul 2021 - Apr 2022 · 10 mos

    • Jay Van Andel Trade Economist
      Mar 2018 - Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Research Associate
      Mar 2017 - Mar 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Research Associate in the Center for International Trade and Economics. Whiting helps to research and edit Heritage's flagship project, The Index of Economic Freedom. She also writes on free trade issues such as the harmful of effects of protectionist policies like anti-dumping and countervailing duties and domestic content requirements.

  • Precinct Delegate at Spring Arbor Township Precinct 1
    Aug 2014 - Jul 2016 · 2 yrs

    Republican Precinct Delegate for Spring Arbor Township Precinct 1 - Jackson County, MI