Summary
Sam Swift is a seasoned technology leader and data-driven executive, currently VP of Engineering at Sealed, where he leads software engineering and data science to accelerate home energy efficiency and electrification. Over 14 years across startups and scale-ups, he has shaped data strategy and platforms at Arcadia Power, Bowery Farming, Betterment, and led the winning Good Judgment Project team in ACE forecasting. He holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Carnegie Mellon, marrying rigorous decision-science research with hands-on product delivery in ML, data governance, and reproducible analytics. At Arcadia, he built and scaled a mature data ecosystem, led global teams and governance, and contributed to IPO readiness, SOX, SOC2, and GDPR controls. Based in New York, he applies decision science to engineering leadership, turning complex data into auditable, impact-driven outcomes.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Organizational Behavior, PhD, Organizational Behavior at Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
B.S., Decision Science, Policy and Management, B.S., Decision Science, Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University