Sam has extensive leadership experience in value-based healthcare delivery. Sam most recently served as West Region President for Monogram Health, leading multi-specialty teams in 15+ states to lower medical expense and drive growth with national payors. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer of WelbeHealth where he held enterprise-wide P&L accountability along with leadership over new market launch, quality, and process improvement teams. Sam also served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Optum (through its acquisition of DaVita Medical Group), overseeing 200,000 full-risk lives across 30+ clinics in Los Angeles, focusing on quality outcomes, utilization, growth, practice acquisitions, patient engagement, and strategic partnerships. Early in his career, Sam also held leadership positions at SCAN Health Plan and Regal Medical Group (part of Heritage Provider Network). Sam is a graduate of Brandeis University and USC School of Law.