Sample

Sample will report to IU President Adam Herbert and replaces Bill Stephan, who recently left IU to join Clarian Health Partners.

Sample, of Indianapolis, has an extensive background in policy development, corporate communications, public affairs and international business, primarily in the energy industry.

Most recently, he has been working as executive director of Hoosier Voices for I-69, an advocacy organization for construction of a new interstate highway between Indianapolis and Evansville. He also served on Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels’ transition team and was appointed by the governor to serve as chairman of a seven-member committee that will nominate candidates for chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. From 1983 to 1998, he was employed by PSI Resources and its successor, Cinergy Corp., where he was responsible for initiating and developing international business ventures, including successful investments in South America and the United Kingdom. At PSI, he also served as vice president of corporate affairs for eight years with primary responsibility for corporate communications and both government and community relations. Prior to that, he served as PSI’s federal affairs representative. In 1985, he negotiated a $2.7 billion settlement with the State of Indiana in connection with the shutdown of PSI’s Marble Hill nuclear power plant project. The settlement enabled PSI to end the project and maintain fiscal solvency. He also devised a political and communications strategy that the Wall Street Journal credited with enabling PSI to successfully defend itself against a hostile takeover attempt by IPALCO Enterprises. Before joining PSI in 1983, Sample spent seven years as a special assistant to U.S. Rep. Elwood H. (Bud) Hillis.