Leadership

Sam Cowley

General Counsel
Insight

Sam Cowley joined Insight as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary in 2016. He has extensive experience working in executive management with a variety of legal issues over his 30+ year career, including mergers and acquisitions, SEC and other governmental regulatory matters, contract negotiation, litigation and advising Boards of Directors.

From 2012 to 2016, Cowley served as general counsel and vice president, business development of Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president, business development and general counsel of Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., and executive vice president and general counsel of Swift Transportation Co., Inc. Previously, for almost 20 years, he practiced law in the business and finance groups with law firms Snell & Wilmer and Reid & Priest.

Cowley earned his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell University after earning his bachelor's in economics at Brigham Young University. Today, Cowley leads the legal and compliance teams, who are responsible for managing many of the behind-the-scenes operations of Insight’s business. He strives to create a culture of trust and teamwork across his department, leading his team through his core values of commitment, respect, integrity and fairness. In 2021 he was recognized as a finalist for Public Company General Counsel of the Year at the Arizona Corporate Counsel Awards.