Sam Zia is the founder of Travel Smarter Consulting, a Washington, D.C.-based boutique firm specializing in luxury travel planning and credit card rewards strategy. He founded TSC at 18 and studied History and Politics at Jesus College, Oxford, where he co-founded Oxford Speaks, a speaker society that grew to more than 2,000 members. During the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, he coordinated emergency travel for at-risk individuals at no charge. His clients include Capitol Hill offices, Silicon Valley firms, and NGOs.