How finance can enable innovation: Where to begin

Known for solving immediate and long-term complex problems, Amy brings to CEOs and the boardroom expertise to help anticipate and adapt to changing business conditions. With 25 years of Fortune 100 consumer marketing, operational and technological experience, she has helped American Express, Citi, AXA and similar companies achieve significant results. Her pragmatism, judgment and collaborative style are especially valuable to businesses seeking to achieve returns on technology investments and manage unforeseen risks while delivering growth. Her award-winning book, The Change Maker's Playbook: How to Seek, Seed and Scale Innovation in Any Company, provides a framework to realize growth while embracing change. Within her portfolio Amy serves as a director of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA), on the Advisory Boards of early stage and investor backed companies, SpringFour, PebblePost, OpenReel, and OfferFit, and as an Executive-in-Residence at tech-centered investment bank Progress Partners. Amy is a member of the Fast Company Executive Board, a contributor to numerous business publications and podcasts, and a volunteer mentor in an accelerator for chief product officers. She has been recognized by US Banker as a Most Powerful Woman in Banking, by NYU Stern Graduate School of Business as a recipient of the Nichols Award for Enterprise, Integrity and Service, and by BusinessWeek as a Top 25 Global Champion of Innovation. She is a graduate of The Wharton School and Wesleyan University. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Amy lives with her family in the New York metro area.