Sam joined CD&R in 2025 and leads the Firm’s enterprise risk, insurance, and U.S. portfolio health and welfare programs. He provides strategic risk and insurance leadership across the Firm and its portfolio companies, partnering with investment professionals and management teams, and is a member of CD&R’s Risk Committee. Sam advises portfolio companies on employee health and welfare, insurance strategy, risk financing, and loss prevention. He also works with CD&R’s Financial Services and Healthcare verticals to identify investments and commercial opportunities tied to his expertise. Previously, Sam was Managing Director of Insurance & Benefits at Onex Partners and before that, a Managing Director at Alterity Group, leading integrations and carve-outs for large-cap private equity firms. He began his career at Willis Towers Watson in Corporate Strategy & Development and Health & Benefits. He has served on the board of OneDigital, where he chaired the compensation committee, and currently sits on the board of the Youth Renewal Fund. He holds B.A. degrees in Mathematics and Economics from Bucknell University.