VP of Development

As Vice-President of Development, Sam brings to the Venti team an expertise in operations and management that he developed working with both start-ups and large corporations. Prior to joining Venti in the spring of 2008, Sam worked at the Clean Energy Incubator in Austin, Texas where he focused on the feasibility of potential start-up proposals and assisted portfolio companies with financial modeling and market validation.  During this time, Sam attended the McCombs School of Business where he received an MBA with a focus on Energy Finance, and was Vice President of the McCombs Clean Tech student group.

Prior to attending McCombs, Sam spent over seven years in Southern California working in clinical development in the biotechnology industry. Sam received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder.