Chad Sampson
The 鶹ѿ named Chad Sampson interim executive director in March 2024. He joined the board in 2010 as associate general counsel and transitioned to vice president of strategic planning before serving most recently as vice president of academic affairs and institutional analysis. A member of the State Bar of 鶹ѿsince 2002, Sampson has also worked in private law practice with Quarles & Brady and in the 鶹ѿAttorney General’s Office as counsel for the 鶹ѿDepartment of Education.
Sampson is active in the education community, currently serving on the WestEd Board of Directors. He has previously served on the board at Tempe Preparatory Academy, Center for After School Excellence and the 鶹ѿState Board of Education’s Professional Practices Advisory Committee. He has also worked as an adjunct professor at Mesa Community College.
Sampson earned bachelor’s degrees in sociology and political science from the University of Utah and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa College of Law. Sampson and his wife Amber have five children.