Samantha Byers
Chief Operating Officer and Clerk to Court of Directors
Length of Service: (EA Staff 2022- )
SMT Executive – Samantha joined EA in May 2022 as the Director of Development and Alumni Relations, before being appointed as the first Chief Operating Officer in September 2024. A business professional with a career spanning both educational sectors – culminating with ten years at the University of St Andrews – and financial services based in London. Samantha has a son and daughter, a passionate rugby supporter and there’s a good chance you’ll find her on the touch lines of a local match if she’s not enjoying her other passion of cooking.
