Sam Ramji is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sailplane, a venture-backed research company focused on Hierarchical Planning. Current roles include serving on the Board of Trustees at UC San Diego, advising at The Linux Foundation and Weaviate, and holding board member positions with Featureform, DataStax, and OSS Capital, L.P. Additionally, Sam is an investor in multiple technology startups, including NextData Technologies and Telmai. Sam's educational background includes a BS in Cognitive Science from UC San Diego and an Action in Management Certificate in Organizational Leadership from the Institute for Generative Leadership.