James E. Sampel, MBA, CSSBB is a highly accomplished global operations and information technology (IT) expert known for his innovative solutions and technical insights in the industries of high tech, financial services, biotech, and scientific instrumentation manufacturing. With over 15 years' experience, Sampel has provided technical leadership for companies of all kinds, applying his expertise in business analysis and technology assessment, M&A due diligence and integration, talent management, and team building, information risk management and data governance, business process and workflow re-engineering, and systems architecture, design & integration.

Sampel has also worked in IT infrastructure & security management, facilities management, budget/resource/P&L management, data warehousing, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, and business intelligence. In previous roles, Sampel has served as the Chief Information Officer, Managing Director, Global Chief Operations Officer, Senior Vice President Global Operations, Director of Global Infrastructure, Manager of Emerging Technology and M&A Integration, Manager of Global Infrastructure, and more.

Sampel holds an MBA-IS degree from Pace University - Lubin School of Business, a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering from DeVry University-Texas, and studies Graduate, Regional Leadership Forum 2015, Information Technology at the Society for Information Management.