Sam Blakeley, regional director, oversees Gallup’s business across the U.S. Central region on culture, performance, engagement and selection initiatives. Her primary areas of expertise include people development through a strengths-based lens and creating exceptional workplaces through a culture of engagement. Sam’s undergraduate and graduate research was featured in the journals of Biology of Reproduction, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science and Stem Cells. Other examples of her professional writing have been featured in Forbes and TEDx publications. Sam earned a bachelor’s degree in animal sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She received a master’s degree in developmental and cell biology from the University of California, Irvine.