Ethan advises clients on private markets investments, drawing on his prior experience as a transactional lawyer and dedicated legal counsel to both a strategic investor and its portfolio companies. In addition, as Private Markets Counsel to Meketa, Ethan negotiates a broad array of private investment vehicles and transactions for the firm.
Ethan Samson, JD
Principal / Private Markets Consultant
Portland
Joined Meketa in 2019
Previous roles:
- Pension Consulting Alliance, Principal and General Counsel
- Cambia Health Solutions, Senior Associate General Counsel
- Stoel Rives, Corporate Associate
- Deutsche Bank, Associate, Corporate Strategy
Other responsibilities at Meketa:
- Compliance Committee
- BA, Hobart College
- JD, cum laude, Lewis & Clark Law School
- Managing Editor, The Lewis & Clark Law Review
- Member, Oregon State Bar
Ethan has two boys, Ford and Palmer. He’s making good progress in his long-term plan to get them to love fly fishing, skiing, and the Denver Broncos as much as he does.