Samuel Ramos

Chief Legal Officer, Global Atlantic Financial Group

Sam is the Chief Legal Officer for Global Atlantic Financial Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of KKR. In addition to his responsibilities as CLO, Sam serves on GA’s Operating Committee, KKR’s Risk and Operations Committee and Co-Chairs the GA-KKR Regulatory Strategy Committee. Sam received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University and his Master of Science degree in systems engineering from NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He was a practicing engineer prior to attending Hofstra Law School. Sam was a founding member of the Goldman Sachs Reinsurance Group, the predecessor to Global Atlantic Financial Group.

In addition to his work at Global Atlantic, Sam serves on the Federal Reserve Board’s Insurance Policy Advisory Committee; the Board of Trustees of Hofstra University, where he is a member of the Finance Committee and serves as Vice Chair of its Audit Committee; the Hofstra Law School Dean’s Advisory Committee; and the Board of Directors of Accion Opportunity Fund (a CDFI), where he is a member of the Credit Risk Committee and Chairs the Finance Committee.