Anne Shen Smith

The Trusteeship is an invitation-only organization that connects preeminent women leaders from diverse fields and industries in Southern California. The Trusteeship is based in Pasadena, CA. The Trusteeship is the Southern chapter of the International Women’s Forum, a global organization of preeminent women of significant and diverse achievement across six continents, 33 nations, and 74 affiliated forum locations. The organization's membership base covers eight counties in Southern California, including Los Angeles, and its members are from academia, the arts, armed forces, corporate and entrepreneurial business, banking and investments, entertainment and media, law, public sector, sports, sciences, nonprofits, to name a few. Founded in 1979, the organization provides its members with a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences in an environment of collegiality.