Sam Castor

Sam Castor serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law. With a distinguished career spanning over fifteen years in the technology sector as both an executive and attorney, he brings practical expertise to his academic role.

Professor Castor's educational background includes:

• JD from Catholic University of America
• LLM in Wealth Management from Texas A&M University

His professional expertise encompasses:

• Negotiating billions of dollars in intellectual and infrastructure transactions
• Resolving hundreds of millions in litigation and business conflicts
• Technology policy development across federal government branches
• Legislative and regulatory landscape transformation

Professor Castor emphasizes compassion, candor and collaboration as critical elements for addressing future challenges, as highlighted in his October 2020 TEDxHenderson talk "It's people, not technology that will save us." His unique perspective bridges technology, law, and human-centered problem solving.

Having served in technology policy roles under both President Obama and President Bush administrations, Professor Castor offers students valuable bipartisan insights into the evolution of technology regulation.