Professional Summary
Sam Weissrock, PhD, is an Organizational Psychologist and Transformation Leader who helps executives align strategy, operating models, and culture to deliver outcomes that stick. Sam blends brain-based behavioral science with clear, accountable delivery to move complex organizations from idea to impact—especially across healthcare, SaaS, and financial services.
Sam has led enterprise programs spanning interoperability, PMO/VMO design, and large-scale SaaS adoption. Notable work includes introducing the Scaled Agile Framework at a major health organization and authoring a virtual PI planning playbook that sustained enterprise operations through COVID; directing PMO/VMO design to mature governance and portfolio flow in construction tech; and modernizing FinOps and vendor delivery for a financial cooperative’s Salesforce ecosystem.
As a researcher and educator, Sam translates discourse analysis and leadership language into practical tools that strengthen communication, decision quality, and psychological safety. In the classroom and in the boardroom, Sam is known for approachable rigor: making complex systems understandable, aligning stakeholders around evidence and purpose, and building high-trust teams that execute.
Today, Sam partners with leaders who need measurable progress—grounded in human-centered leadership, sharpened by communication insights, and delivered through disciplined execution.
Professional Highlights
Sectors: Healthcare, SaaS, Financial Services
Focus: Organizational transformation, change management, operating models, governance, portfolio flow, communication frameworks
Approach: Brain-based behavioral science + clear, accountable delivery
Designed & scaled Value-Based Provider Engagement and Enablement program to educate physicians and provider groups on payment models, gaps in care measures, quality, Medicare and Medicaid initiatives, and the quadruple aim.
Implemented learning and development, including curriculum design, development, and career paths, assessments, and coaching. Led group of facilitators, learning consultants, and communications specialists. Facilitated learning for special groups: executives, vendors, new hires, and business partners
Organizational Transformation Leader responsible for team development & execution of the healthcare industry’s first CMS/ONC FHIR API, enabling Healthcare Interoperability by introducing a value-based scalable mindset & methodology
Built PMO/VMO operating model to mature governance and portfolio flow
Modernized FinOps + vendor delivery for a Salesforce ecosystem; managed ~$9M program budget
Leadership
Strategy & Execution
Organizational Psychologist
Neuroleadership
Culture & Vision
Purpose & Mission Alignment
Organizational Design
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS & COMPETENCIES
Healthcare
Medicare & Medicaid
Health Education & Literacy
Healthcare Interoperability
Value-Based CareQuality Improvement
Learning and Development
Operations
Process & Procedures
Data Analysis & Metrics
Product/Program/Portfolio Management
Vendor Management
Budget & Finance
Communications
SAFe Practice Consultant, Scaled Agile Framework, Inc. (2025)
Salesforce Associate, Salesforce Inc. (2024)
Certified Consultant, Association of Internal Management Consultants (2023)
Brain-Based Coaching Certification, Neuroleadership Institute, Inc. (2023)
Brain-Based Coaching Skills Certification, Neuroleadership Institute, Inc. (2022)
Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM), Scaled Agile Framework, Inc. (2019)
Release Train Engineer (RTE), Scaled Agile Framework, Inc. (2019)
Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), A Technological Advantage, Inc. (2001)
Memberships and Affiliations
American Psychological Association (Member) | Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Member) | International Cognitive Linguistics Association (Member) | American Talent Development (Member) | National Society for Leadership Success (Honorary Member) | Phi Chi (Honorary Member) | American College of Healthcare Executives (Member) | Academy of Management (Member) | Association of Internal Management Consultants (Member)