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Sam Cho
Sam Cho (born April 24, 1990) is an American politician and entrepreneur based in Seattle, Washington serving as a commissioner of the Port of Seattle. Prior to serving as a commissioner, he was founder and CEO of Seven Seas Export, a political appointee in the Obama administration, and a staffer for a member of the Washington State Senate and United States Congress. Cho was elected to the Seattle Port Commission in 2019, becoming the only minority port commissioner at that time. He took his oath of office in two languages, English and Korean, as a tribute to his family's immigrant roots.
Cho was listed by Seattle Magazine as one of the 25 most influential people in the region.
In 2023, Cho became the president of the Port of Seattle Commission, making him the youngest and first person of color to serve as president in the port's history.
Cho was also inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame in 2023.
Cho was born in Chicago, Illinois, but raised in Seattle, Washington, by his immigrant parents, who came to the United States in the late 1980s through the Port of Seattle from South Korea.
Cho attended Western Washington University in his freshman year of college, but transferred to American University where Cho holds a B.A. He was member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He later attended and a received a Masters of Science degree from the London School of Economics.
Cho was a congressional staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives for Congressman Ami Bera from California's 7th congressional district. He was also a special assistant in the General Services Administration.
After the Obama administration ended, he returned to his home state of Washington to start a business in international exports and work in the Washington State Legislature for Senator Bob Hasegawa.
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Sam Cho
Sam Cho (born April 24, 1990) is an American politician and entrepreneur based in Seattle, Washington serving as a commissioner of the Port of Seattle. Prior to serving as a commissioner, he was founder and CEO of Seven Seas Export, a political appointee in the Obama administration, and a staffer for a member of the Washington State Senate and United States Congress. Cho was elected to the Seattle Port Commission in 2019, becoming the only minority port commissioner at that time. He took his oath of office in two languages, English and Korean, as a tribute to his family's immigrant roots.
Cho was listed by Seattle Magazine as one of the 25 most influential people in the region.
In 2023, Cho became the president of the Port of Seattle Commission, making him the youngest and first person of color to serve as president in the port's history.
Cho was also inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame in 2023.
Cho was born in Chicago, Illinois, but raised in Seattle, Washington, by his immigrant parents, who came to the United States in the late 1980s through the Port of Seattle from South Korea.
Cho attended Western Washington University in his freshman year of college, but transferred to American University where Cho holds a B.A. He was member of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. He later attended and a received a Masters of Science degree from the London School of Economics.
Cho was a congressional staffer in the U.S. House of Representatives for Congressman Ami Bera from California's 7th congressional district. He was also a special assistant in the General Services Administration.
After the Obama administration ended, he returned to his home state of Washington to start a business in international exports and work in the Washington State Legislature for Senator Bob Hasegawa.