Sam Ori is the executive director of the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI). He also serves as executive director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC). From 2013 to 2015, he served as executive vice president at Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE), a Washington, DC-based organization dedicated to reducing American oil dependence in order to enhance economic and national security. From 2007 to 2013, Ori led SAFE’s policy work on a variety of topics, ranging from global oil and natural gas markets to transportation technology. Prior to joining SAFE, Ori spent four years working in the federal government at the Broadcasting Board of Governors and Department of State, including at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India.