Sam Konduros JD

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Dr. Sam Konduros serves as an Advisor at Good Growth Capital. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President at Vikor Scientific. , a licensed attorney since 1990, founded SK Strategies in 2004 - an SC-based consulting firm that specializes in economic development, strategic planning, championing major corporate initiatives, public-private partnerships, integrated marketing & business development strategies, innovation, and vision-mission-brand development - and has guided and supported major institutional and private sector clients over the past two decades ranging from Clemson University to Greenville Health System. He has a demonstrated track record and specialization in industries ranging from advanced manufacturing to healthcare and life sciences. He has also spearheaded major economic development initiatives in multiple corporate roles since 1989 when he joined the SC Department of Commerce after graduating from law school. He is a graduate of Clemson University (1985 magna cum laude, Rhodes Scholar finalist), the University of South Carolina School of Law (1989), and the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute (1993). Additionally, He obtained his real estate license in 2012. Highlighted defining career leadership positions include being tapped at age 30 to lead North American operations for Germany-based automotive supplier Alfmeier Corporation (1990-1994) while also serving as Co-Chair of the BMW Supplier Council, founding President/CEO of Upstate SC Alliance (regional economic development organization 2000-2004), Clemson ICAR's Economic Development & Marketing Consultant/Senior Development Counsel and ITOR's Business Development Director (Institute for Translational Oncology Research) as President of SK Strategies (2005-2014 time frame). During that same period of his career, He also served in voluntary leadership roles as Board Chairman for the Greenville Chamber of Commerce (2011), the Greenville Chamber Foundation (2012), and the Cancer Society of Greenville (2013) along with being a director on multiple boards and councils. Following an 11-year affiliation with Greenville Health System (now Prisma Health), most recently as Executive Director of the Greenville Health Research Development Corporation which championed innovation and industry partnership strategies for one of the largest healthcare providers in the Southeast US, He served as President/CEO of SCBIO (South Carolina Biotechnology Industry Organization) from 2017 to 2021. In that transformational leadership role, he focused on scaling up and leading the innovative statewide economic development and trade organization to its next level of development - fueled by its mission to build, advance, innovate, and grow the life sciences industry and ecosystem in South Carolina and the Southeast US Region, working closely with strategic partners from industry, academia, and the public/private sector - including complementary local, regional, state, and national economic development agencies and industry/trade associations such as the SC Department of Commerce, SC Chamber of Commerce, BIO, PhRMA, AdvaMed, SEMDA and SEBIO among others. Under his leadership, SCBIO more than tripled revenue within 3 years and became a formally recognized economic development force in South Carolina and beyond, culminating with the Governor formally proclaiming SCBIO Life Sciences Week during his final month in CEO role (which was quickly followed by organizational achievement of unprecedented legislative funding). SCBIO's core mission areas included spearheading high-impact initiatives in economic development, advocacy, integrated marketing, innovation/R&D, convening stakeholders (including hosting the state's largest life sciences conference annually with record-breaking attendance for consecutive years), capital attraction and ultimately helping to improve the delivery of healthcare. He was also recruited to serve as President/CEO of KOR Medical in 2021 and on the Vikor Scientific Board of Directors. As CEO, he led efforts to rapidly and strategically build and develop the innovative personalized medicine-focused clinical cannabis life sciences company, and ensure a successful launch of its initial national product portfolio within 7 months, as the newest division of Vikor. He currently serves on the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Board & Executive Committee as well as South State Bank's Greenville Advisory Board and the Palmetto Conservation Foundation Board. He has recently served on the Southeast US Life Sciences Association Board, the Carolinas Healthcare Innovation & Technology Association Advisory Council, and the SC Research Authority Biotech Innovation Advisory Council. He received the Order of the Palmetto from SC Governor Henry McMaster in 2017 (SC's highest civilian honor), was named to Greenville's 50 Most Influential People Hall of Fame in 2019, the Chairman's Award for the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce (2008 & 2010), was formally designated as a Knowledge Economist by the South Carolina Research Authority (2007), and was named a South Carolina Ambassador for Economic Development by Governor Jim Hodges (2001). In addition to his current leadership roles, He has also served on the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities Board of Directors, Clemson University's College of Business & Behavioral Science Advisory Board, as Vice Chair for the Board of the American Red Cross Upstate SC Chapter, and as Chair of the Upstate SC Air Service Partnership Committee on behalf of GSP International Airport - charged with helping to successfully recruit Southwest Airlines to Greenville-Spartanburg which propelled unprecedented growth of that world-class facility.