Samuel ‘Sam’ Hampsher-Monk joined Applied Reaserch and Analysis Company (ARAC) in January 2025 as VP, Global Regulatory Strategy and Business Operations, having spent seven years as Managing Director of BOTEC Analysis where he led international, multidisciplinary research on cannabis, tobacco, and nicotine product regulation for state and municipal agencies, research institutions, and philanthropic foundations. His work has spanned consumer product regulation, taxation, illicit trade, policy reform, and social justice. His peer-reviewed research has been published in the Journal of Consumer Policy and the Journal of Health Communication and his commentary on tobacco and nicotine regulation has been published by the C. D. Howe Institute. He was the lead author of Clearing the Air on E-Cigarettes and Harm Reduction: Tobacco Control, Economics, and Public Health (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024).
VP, Global Regulatory Strategy and Business Operations ARAC