Kerry Smith

Kerry Smith

CEO

Kerry joined the Internet Watch Foundation as Chief Executive Officer in August 2025.

As the former Chief Executive Officer at the Helen Bamber Foundation, Kerry has overseen support for survivors of trafficking and torture who are also refugees and asylum seekers.
 
Previously, she has worked as Head of Girls’ Rights and Youth at Plan International, and was also a Senior Conflict and Fragile States Adviser at international NGO Save the Children.
 
A seasoned human rights lawyer with a Master’s Degree in International Human Rights Law, Ms Smith has also been a gender adviser to Amnesty International, and spent time as Head of Office at the International Committee of the Red Cross where she honed her diplomatic skills in Ethiopia and Colombia.