Samuel Hoi is the president of Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) and an advocate for creative professionals as drivers in social, economic, and cultural advancement. He has ushered in MICA’s creative entrepreneurship efforts, mission and vision re-articulation, and DEIG (diversity, equity, inclusion, and globalization) mandate. Formerly as president of Otis College of Art and Design, he shepherded the Creative Action curriculum that places art and design education in real life and community context and launched the annual Otis Report on the Creative Economy of the Los Angeles Region. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Hoi received his JD from Columbia Law School and his AAS degree in Illustration from Parsons School of Design. Hoi is a recipient of honorary doctorate degrees from the Corcoran and Otis; French decoration as an Officer of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques; and the Ford Foundation’s Art of Change Fellowship that recognizes U.S. artists and cultural leaders at the forefront of social change.