Todd Sampson
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| Born | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Residence | Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality |
Canadian Australian |
| Education |
B.A. (Queen's University) M.B.A. (Cape Town University) |
| Known for |
Gruen Planet Redesign My Brain "BodyHack" "Life on the Line" |
Todd Sampson is a Canadian-born Australian award-winning documentary-maker, television presenter and former CEO of the communication company Leo Burnett Australia. He appears as a co-host on the marketing discussion program Gruen and as a guest host on The Project. He wrote, produced and presented the science documentary series, Redesign My Brain which won Documentary of the Year. He wrote, produced and hosted BodyHack, an adventure science documentary for Discovery International which was nominated for Best Factual Series and Most Outstanding Documentary of the Year. He is the host and producer of the upcoming ABC science documentary series, LIFE ON THE LINE. In 2016, Todd also acted a small part as Provost in the Oscar-nominated feature film, LION. Todd is an adventurer and has climbed to the summit of Mount Everest.
Sampson was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. He left Cape Breton at age 16, completing his schooling at a United World College, to which he won a $30,000 scholarship. He then studied economics and biology at Queen's University in Ontario, working as a college counsellor to supplement his income. He applied for another international scholarship and went on to complete an M.B.A. at the University of Cape Town.
Sampson started in at the Cape Town agency The White House. In the mid-1990s, he worked as a strategist at Australian company The Campaign Palace. He joined Leo Burnett Sydney in 2002 and was later appointed CEO of Leo Burnett Australia. In August 2015, Sampson stepped back to the role of non-executive chairman. In December 2016, Sampson resigned as Chair of Leo Burnett and is no longer a part of the advertising industry.
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