Sam Kass is someone who dedicated his entire career as a chef and used his insight to form nutritional policies for the whole United States. Yes, he was the Senior Policy advisor of Nutrition Policy under former President Barack Obama. Interestingly, he is also the executive director for First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign. With his career as a chef at the very top level, he created a name for himself and gathered a significant net worth. Today, we bring you close to the married life, net worth, and career of Sam Kass.

Sam Kass’s Staggering Six-Figured Net Worth

Talking about finances, Sam Kass has nothing to worry about considering how he worked as a chef and a policy advisor at the very top level for several years. He has amassed a whopping net worth of $5 Million. With such a large bank balance, Kass enjoys a lavishing lifestyle around all sorts of modern-day amenities.

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Sam Kass amasses a whopping net worth of $500,000. Source: Washington Speakers Bureau

Kass is just approaching his forties and has a lot of good years to offer as a chef and a food analyst. Specifically, as a food entrepreneur, he earns around $88,060 per year, which happens to be the average salary of a senior policy advisor. Likewise, as a food analyst of NBC News, he earns around $49,777 per year, the average salary of a food analyst in the United States.

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Over the years, Kass worked at the White House Office as First Lady Michelle Obama’s Food Initiative coordinator and joined the kitchen staff as the assistant chef. In 2012, he was named to the inaugural class of chefs in the American Chef Corps, a project with the US Department of State. Interestingly, the White House announced how his tenure came to an end on December 8, 2014. In fact, former President Barack Obama thanked him for his service in a formal public statement.

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It was after that that Kass partnered with Sprig, a meal-delivery service in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2013. Surprisingly, he joined as an investor when the start-up announced a $45 million funding round. Furthermore, the NBC food analyst was the Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sam Kass’s Early Life

Talking about the background of Sam Kass was born in Chicago in a Jewish family in the Hyde Park neighborhood. While his father, Robert Kass, was a teacher at the private co-ed University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Interestingly, it was his father who taught President Obama’s daughter Malia Obama in the fifth grade. On the other hand, his mother, Valentine, is a science educator at the National Science Foundation.

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Sam Kass tied the knot with Alex Wagner in 2014. Source: Partnership for a Healthier

For academics, Kass attended high school at the Lab Schools. Surprisingly, he was quite sporty back then as he was on the varsity baseball team as a centerfielder. For graduation, he went to the University of Chicago with an AB in history in 2004. Shortly after the completion of his academics, he started training under chef Christian Domschitz around the world.

Sam Kass’s Married Life With Wife

While Sam Kass might remain vocal about his professional life, he prefers to keep his romantic side in the shadow. He made the big decision to get engaged to MSNBC television anchor Alex Wagner in September 2013. He moved to Brooklyn, New York after his tenure at the White House ended and focused on his personal life instead.

Sam Kass poses a picture with wife Alex Wagner.
Sam Kass and Alex Wagner got engaged in September 2013. Source: Grub Street

Kass and his fiancee Alex Wagner finally tied the knot on August 30, 2014. They got married in a lavishing wedding ceremony at the Blue Hill at Stone Barns restaurant in Pocantico Hills, New York. Interestingly, the President, First Lady, and the First Daughters also attended the marriage.

Father Of Two Children

Sam Kass (not to be confused with the inventor of Rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock), is the father of two children which he shares with his wife. The love birds welcomed their first child, a son, Cy Kass, in 2017.

Sam Kass's two sons.
Sam Kass’s two sons Cy Kass and Rafael.
Source: Aussie Celebs.

Likewise, the couple also introduced their second son Rafael on the 16th of April, 2019. There is good bonding between the two brothers although some sibling rivalry exists.

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