Sam joins dandolo with a background in engineering and philosophy. He previously worked as an analyst at a medical devices company, with roles spanning design, market research, and operations. His experience as a volunteer for Engineers without Borders sparked a deep interest in educational equity and leveraging technology to create social value.

Sam holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering (Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) from the University of Sydney. His thesis proposed a promising, novel approach for the reconstruction of bone defects using minimally invasive surgery. Through his work at dandolo, Sam hopes to inform impactful policy decisions, and a bring a lens of creativity to strategic problem solving.

Influential work at dandolo:

• Mapping the health and medical research funding landscape 

• Conducting a process evaluation of two place-based education initiatives for a state education department

• Reviewing a statutory authority’s professional learning outputs against best practice 

• Supporting an independent review of administration and compliance burden in government schools