Sam Gager leads LinkedIn’s customer research team which is focused on delivering research based insights for LinkedIn Strategic Partners as well as informing LinkedIn’s go-to-market strategy for its Global Sales Organization, including Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions and Sales Solutions. Sam has over a decade of experience leading research initiatives on a variety of topics including: talent and recruiting trends, media, politics, public relations, branding, product design and insights based strategy development. Sam has a Master’s Degree in Survey Research from the University of Connecticut and an undergraduate degree in business from Fordham University. Sam lives in San Francisco with his wife Krista. He is a devout New York Yankees fan and enjoys competing in Ironman Distance Triathlon.