Samuel Bakken

Samuel Bakken has worked in various roles in the marketing and communications industry since 2000. Samuel began their career as a City Editor and News Editor at The Badger Herald in 2000. Samuel then became a Contributor at Chicagoist in 2004. In 2005, they returned to Trustwave as a Marketing Communications Manager. From 2009 to 2010, they worked at CVR Associates, Inc. as a Marketing Communications Manager (CHA HCV Program), Special Projects Manager, and Copywriter. In 2009, they also served as a Teacher at AUSL (Academy for Urban School Leadership). In 2013, they joined NowSecure as a Content Marketing Manager. In 2018, they became Director of Product Marketing | Mobile & Identity Verification Solutions and Senior Product Marketing Manager | Mobile Solutions at OneSpan. Samuel is currently Director of Product Marketing at Allure Security, where they began working in 2022.

Samuel Bakken is currently enrolled in a Certificate of Participation program in Leadership - The Leader Within at Kellogg Executive Education. Samuel holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Samuel also holds certifications from the Product Marketing Alliance, Coursera, and Pragmatic Institute (Pragmatic Marketing + TDI). These certifications were obtained in October 2020, December 2019, and June 2013 respectively.