Sam Eshaghoff is from Great Neck, New York.

He attended University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan - College & University and Emory University, ultimately earning his BBA from New York's Zicklin School of Business. He is notorious for orchestrating a string of SAT scandals over several years, whereby he was paid to take the test for other students and achieve scores in the 99th percentile. He currently serves as Director of New York-based real estate private equity firm Surface Development, and is a Master's candidate at New York University - New York, NY - College & University, School.