Sam Salustro serves as Oceantic’s Senior Vice President of Market and Policy Strategy, where he leads the organization’s external and government affairs, and policy development. He authors or leads development of the Network’s regular market update reports and oversees production and strategy of the Network’s other written products. In 2022, he co-authored Advancing Policy Measures to Drive Development of the Domestic Offshore Supply Chain, produced for Labor Energy Partnership (LEP) Offshore Wind Workforce. The report analyzes current policies and barriers to developing the offshore wind industry and details federal and state policies that could further the industry and domestic supply chain.
Prior to joining Oceantic, Sam spent more than a decade on political campaigns and within state governments, including as a senior advisor to Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland during his time in office and on his presidential campaign. Sam has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago with concentrations in economics, finance, and strategic relations and a B.A. from Boston University, double majoring in History and International Relations.
When not in the office, you can find Sam at Camden Yards or cheering on the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Sam works on his other passions during the baseball offseason – cooking and hiking.
