Samantha Bell Kriger

Samantha Bell Kriger is deeply committed to advancing educational equity and fostering cross-cultural understanding. With a career spanning high-profile
media production and strategic public relations, she brings a blend of narrative expertise and community advocacy.

After earning a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University’s College of Communication, she produced for major networks including CBS and NBC News. She also brings experience in hospitality public relations, where she helped shape brand narratives and elevate public engagement.

Her board service with the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute reflects her understanding of how structural support and quality education can
transform communities. She has also served on the University of Chicago Women’s Board, the Lurie Children’s Hospital Junior Board, and served as a
Goldman Sachs-sponsored mentor with Student Sponsorship Partners — an organization dedicated to providing underserved youth with educational
opportunity — among other volunteer and community efforts.

Based in Los Angeles, she lives with her husband Adam and is the proud mother of three.