April Tam Smith ’10 was born in Hong Kong and moved with her family to Miami when she was 11. “I am fortunate to have been an immigrant kid and having seen how my parents worked really, really hard in a place they don’t know to make it work for me, and make it work for us as a family, has taught me to just not give up and just have ‘grit.’”
Today, Tam Smith is laser-focused on social impact – whether it’s through business or her personal commitment to giving back. It’s transformed the way she defines ROI. She is the co-owner of P.S. Kitchen, a plant-based restaurant in New York City that focuses on the three branches of sustainability – economic, environmental, and social. For her demonstrated leadership and commitment to social enterprise, she received the Tamer Center's 2018 Social Enterprise Leadership Award.
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