Sam Larson is currently the Coordinator for the Leadership Institute's Youth Leadership School. His responsibilities include recruiting, organizing and training at the schools across the U.S.

Prior to joining the Leadership Institute, Sam spent time working and volunteering throughout Minnesota politics. Some of these roles included Candidate Director for a U.S. Senate campaign, Legislative Assistant at a non-profit and Page for the Minnesota Senate. Through his volunteer work he helped on multiple State House and State Senate races and was twice elected Chair of his local political party.

Sam graduated from Minnesota State University-Mankato in the Summer of 2010 with a B.S. in Marketing and a minor in Business Administration.