Sam Potter

Sam Potter, from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, is pursuing a JD at Stanford Law School. She graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a bachelor's degree in English literature and legal studies and minored in Russian. She also earned an MPhil in international relations from the University of Oxford as a Holaday Scholar. Sam aspires to promote the safe and equitable use of outer space. She has interned with the General Counsel of the Air Force and is an advisor with the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Currently, Sam is an Acquisition Officer in the USAF, managing the latest command and control platform to provide situational awareness to 35,000 military police as well as overseeing a $15M deployment. Sam will continue her dedication to service as a Judge Advocate where she hopes to influence outer space policy and law in the U.S. Air and Space Forces.