Bio

Sam DeBord is CEO of the Real Estate Standards Organization - RESO. He previously worked as VP of Strategic Growth and Managing Broker for Coldwell Banker Danforth, President of Seattle King County REALTORS®, VP of Government Affairs for WA REALTORS®, and the National Association of REALTORS®' President's Liaison for MLS and Data Management. Sam has served on the Board of Directors for Second Century Ventures and California Regional MLS. He started his career in technology and management consulting with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Sam has gained real estate recognition as a writer for the Axiom Business Books Award-Winning Swanepoel Trends Report, Inman News, Realtor Magazine, WSJ Marketwatch, and RESO's Working With Real Estate Data course. He's been named to the T3 Swanepoel Power 200, RISMedia's Newsmakers, and Inman News Top 101.