Sam is a Senior Policy Manager for IPA Nigeria. He has over eight years of experience working across gender advocacy, research, stakeholder engagement, program coordination, and systems strengthening in national and international development spaces. Before joining IPA Nigeria, Sam served as the Gender Advocacy and Research Officer at the Policy Innovation Centre, where he played a strategic role in advancing gender policy dialogue through research, high-level advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. Sam holds academic qualifications in Public Health, Business Administration, Philosophy & Political Science from Bingham University and University of Ibadan.