Sam Reiman has been the Director of the Richard King Mellon Foundation since 2019, and a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees since 2020. As Director, Reiman oversees, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, the Foundation’s staff, strategy, and annual philanthropic program. In 2022, the Foundation disbursed more than $152 million in grants and program-related investments, ending the year with net assets of $2.8 billion.
Reiman joined the Foundation in 2015, as Associate Director. His work prior to the Foundation included serving as a Senior Consultant for Deloitte in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Reiman grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and his higher education began at Harrisburg Area Community College. He went on to receive a BA in Science, Technology and Public Policy from Franklin & Marshall College, matriculating on a work-study scholarship and graduating Cum Laude. Reiman subsequently earned an MS in Public Policy and Management, with a Minor in Business Administration, from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MS in Biotechnology from The Johns Hopkins University. He and his wife, Sandra, have two daughters, Isabella and Sofia.