Sam Murakami

Sam Murakami has a diverse work experience in the sports industry, advertising, and marketing. Sam founded and served as President of Sports Advertising & Marketing Inc, where they focused on sports rights, TV marketing, event management, sales promotion, and international TV and events coordination. Sam also worked as a consultant in the sports industry and as a FIBA basketball player official agent. Sam Murakami has worked with major terrestrial network stations and advertising agencies. Sam served as the FIBA Tokyo 2020 Olympic Project Manager and Basketball Sport Manager for The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Additionally, they have worked as a TV and marketing consultant for J-League and Octagon Japan, where they also served as Founder and Senior Vice President. Prior to that, Sam Murakami worked at Hakuhodo Inc. as an Account Director and Producing Director, specializing in advertising for clients such as NEC, Japan Tobacco, and Daikin.

Sam Murakami attended St Paul's Highschool from 1975 to 1978. Following this, they went on to study at Sophia University from 1978 to 1980, though the degree name and field of study are not specified.