Carl Michael "Mike" Smith (born 1944) is an American businessman, energy expert, and politician from Oklahoma.
While with Red Rock, Smith was elected to the Board of Director of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association in 1981, a position he would hold until 1995.
Smith oversaw nearly 1,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and administrative staff in two national laboratories, four field offices and at DOE's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
He joined Dunlap Codding & Rogers, one of Oklahoma's oldest and largest dedicated intellectual property law firms.
[1] The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, an interstate compact of 30 US States that works to promote the conservation and efficient recovery of the nation's domestic oil and natural gas resources, appointed Smith as their executive director in March 2008.