Samuel Wang is a well-educated scientist with a background in neuroscience. He is a Professor at Princeton University, where he conducts research and teaches. Wang is also an unaffiliated voter and is known for his data-driven tweets and frequent lane violations. Additionally, he has experience as a former postdoctoral member of technical staff at Nokia Bell Labs.

Wang has a Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience from Stanford University School of Medicine and studied at Caltech. His interests lie in democracy and elections, which he writes about in his personal blog and a project called Princeton Election Consortium.