Samuel M. Gebru is an Ethiopian American social entrepreneur and community organizer. He is the Founder and Managing Director of Black Lion Strategies, a boutique social impact consulting firm, building on his 15 years of political and nonprofit experience in the U.S. and his native Ethiopia. Samuel has most recently served as the Massachusetts Development and Partnerships Manager at Generation Citizen, where he led state policy and advocacy, fund development, and strategic partnerships, including serving as the Manager of the Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition. Born in Sudan to Ethiopian parents, Samuel moved to the U.S. at age three in 1995 and was raised by his single mother in Cambridge, MA. He discovered his vocation for public service as a 13-year-old bringing attention to maternal health issues and raising funds for women suffering from obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. He has served on numerous boards and commissions, including the Cambridge Community Center, Generation Citizen Massachusetts, City of Cambridge Family Policy Council, and the Cambridge Public School District’s Superintendent Transition Team. He currently serves as a board member at Just-A-Start Corporation, member of the City of Cambridge City Manager’s Advisory Committee, advisory committee member at the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, and advisory board member at the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research of Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Samuel was a 2017 candidate for Cambridge City Council and remains deeply involved in his hometown's civic life.