Sam Miller Hicks leads the effort to define, measure and report on impact at Advance Global Capital (AGC). Sam has developed client-centric approaches to measure and report impact through AGC's funding partners and their clients (SMEs) that map to industry standard frameworks such as Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Sam has over 20 years’ experience in small business development and impact investing. Her work has spanned multiple industries, including international finance, clean tech, green building, fair trade artisanal products, hospitality and education in Europe, Asia, Africa and the US. Sam helped establish the Soros Foundation’s first Graduate Program in Economics before working in corporate and investment banking for Citibank in Prague and London and for the medical device industry in North America and Asia. She has focused on sustainable businesses and social enterprise development for the past 10 years. Sam holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Czechoslovak Management Center/Katz School of Business. Other languages spoken: Czech, Vietnamese, German, and Spanish