Robert J. Samors
Associate Vice President for Research and Science Policy
Director of Information Technology Policy
Robert J. (Bob) Samors currently serves as Associate Vice President for Research and Science
Policy, and Director of Information Technology at the National Association of State Universities
and Land Grant Colleges (NASLUGC, A Public University Association). In that position, Samors
is the lead representative for NASULGC on information technology (IT) policy. He also serves as
the Project Director for the NASULGC-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning.
In addition, Samors works closely with NASULGC’s Congressional Affairs staff on Federal
technology policy issues in Congress and the Executive Branch.
Prior to joining NASULGC, Samors served for seven years as the Associate Vice President for
Federal Relations for the University of North Carolina system, opening the UNC Washington
Office in April 1999. Prior to joining UNC, he was the Assistant Vice President for Research in the
University of Michigan Washington office. Samors also has worked for APCO Worldwide
(formerly APCO Associates), a Washington consulting firm, and Senator Larry Pressler (R-SD).
He holds a Masters in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University and a B.A in Economics from Brown University.