Sam Okeefe

Sam OKeefe is the Co-Founder & CEO of Flex. Prior to this, Sam worked as the Product Lead at Unit21, creating fraud products for banks/credit unions and T&S for marketplaces. Sam also held various roles at Google, including Operating Partner at Gradient Ventures, Global Head of Startup Programs at Google Cloud, and Chief of Staff at Google Cloud. Before Google, Sam served on the Board of Trustees at MIT and worked at TechCrunch as the Director of Special Projects and Editor of Startup Battlefield. Sam's diverse experience also includes founding MicroEval and serving as the Program Manager for the MIT-Singapore Collaboration at SUTD. Sam holds dual Master of Science degrees and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from MIT. Sam continues to educate themselves through programs like Y Combinator and Viking Education.