executive leadership profile:
samuel walker
Global Chief People and Legal Officer
Molson Coors Brewing Company
Sam brings extensive experience to his position as global chief people and legal officer at Molson Coors, an expanded role he assumed in January 2012. He previously served as vice president and global chief legal officer at Molson Coors since 2005 and, prior to that, US & worldwide chief legal officer and group vice president at Coors Brewing Company since 2002.
Sam served as a partner for 10 years at the Washington, DC, law firm of Wiley Rein & Fielding, LLC, where he handled trial and non-trial matters for consumer products companies. He also brings government experience to his role, having run the Employment Standards Administration, the largest agency in the US Department of Labor. He held a sub-cabinet position in the US Department of Education and served as Assistant Clearance Counsel during the 2000 presidential transition.
Sam received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.