Sam has spent his career working to advance climate and clean energy progress at the federal and state levels. He is a former longtime adviser to Governor Jay Inslee, including serving for five years in the Washington state governor’s office, and leading climate policy and strategy for Inslee’s 2020 presidential campaign. Between 2009-2012, he was the first executive director of the Congressional Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC). Sam also co-founded and was head of policy for the climate advocacy organization Evergreen Action, and was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (CAP). Sam hails from Seattle, attended Syracuse University, and lives in Washington, DC with his wife and two children.
