LEADERSHIP
Louise S. Sams
Board Chair
Louise Sams, who has served on the CoStar Group Board since 2019, is a veteran public company executive who brings considerable legal expertise. Sams most recently served as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., for nearly two decades. In this role she oversaw the legal work relating to all of the business activities of Turner and its subsidiaries worldwide with a focus on issues related to technology, information security, use of data and consumer privacy, as well as enterprise-wide risk management. She also served as President, Turner Broadcasting System International, Inc. from 2003 until 2012. Prior to joining Turner, she was an associate at White & Case, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and securities law. Sams holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, and a bachelor’s from Princeton University.
