Sam served as country risk advisor and head of US political risk consulting for Aon Trade Credit, a division of the Fortune 500 insurance brokerage Aon Corporation. Prior to joining Aon, he worked as director of country analysis for Marvin Zonis & Associates, a political risk consultancy.

Sam studied economics at Eckerd College and Waseda University in Tokyo. He received his M.A. in international relations from the University of Chicago. He is coauthor of The Kimchi Matters (Agate, 2003). Nightline’s Ted Koppel endorsed the book as a “must-read” and the Harvard Business Review called it “powerful.” Mark Mobius said “the authors exhibit a strong knowledge of what goes on behind the scenes in emerging markets.”

Sam is also the author of numerous articles on political risk and is the 2004 alumni fellow for Eckerd College. He lives in Chicago.

Send a letter to the editor using our feedback form.

Our editors will review your submission, usually within one to five business days. Your email address is optional -- if you'll include it, we'll let you know when we add your submission to the site.

Also below is a list of the other submissions currently pending editorial review.