Sam is Chief Insurance Officer at Arta Finance Inc., a series A fintech based in Mountain View, CA and funded by Ribbit Capital, Coatue and Sequoia. She also serves on the Board of One Degree, a licensed general insurer based in Hong Kong.
Prior to her current role, Sam was based in Hong Kong and Bangalore and spearheaded insurance partnerships with super-apps like Alibaba, Tencent, GRAB, Flipkart and PayTM. Previously she managed the multi-billion dollar Accident & Health portfolio for MetLife Asia across nine markets and was Chief Distribution Officer and Interim CEO for MetLife’s $1B+ AUM Hong Kong business. Prior to moving to Asia, she led strategy for MetLife’s global employee benefits business across 30+ markets and led operations at Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield’s retail business in Richmond, Virginia. Sam has also advised Fortune 500 CEOs as a management consultant at Bain & Co, and holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Economics from the University of Virginia.