Tony Samp is a Principal Policy Advisor who represents clients before the US Congress and federal agencies. Based in Washington, DC, he focuses on formulating, synthesizing and executing complex business development and risk mitigation strategies for senior policymakers and business executives.

Mr. Samp is among the foremost advisors in the US on issues related to national security, artificial intelligence (AI), space, and emerging technology.

Washingtonian Magazine named Samp to Washingtonian’s 2024 list of the 500 Most Influential People in Washington, DC. The list recognizes experts and advocates outside of government who “shape the laws and policies that govern our nation and ultimately affect the course of history.”

Mr. Samp brings 18 years of experience working with members of Congress, industry, and the executive branch on emerging technologies. Earlier in his career, he served as senior policy advisor to Senator Martin Heinrich, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Mr. Samp heads DLA Piper’s AI policy practice in Washington, DC. He was the founding director of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus and was Senator Heinrich’s principal author of US$2.2 billion legislation, the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (AI-IA), that was endorsed by 11 major associations and institutions to organize a national strategy for AI and invest in academia, national laboratories, and industry.

Mr. Samp received his Master of Arts Degree in Strategic Security Studies with an emphasis on Counterterrorism and Homeland Security from the National Defense University in Fort McNair, Washington D.C.  Mr. Samp received his undergraduate degree of International Affairs and minored in Business Administration and Spanish at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

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