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Sam Adams

Sam Adams

Title:
Chief Strategy Officer
Email:
Phone:
(213) 740-5326

Sam Adams was named Deputy Chief of Staff in August 2020, working in the Athletic Director's Office.

Adams began her USC Athletics career in 2016 as an account executive. She later worked for Legends at USC, first as a premium account executive for a year (2017-18) and then as a senior premium account executive for 2 years (2018-19). She became Director of Development for the Trojan Athletic Fund in November 2019.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in communications and French in 2016 from USC, where she was on the diving team.

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