Amy Blackwell

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Biography

Amy is a philanthropy, impact and multi-generational wealth expert and the founder of Amy Blackwell Advisory. She works with families to design philanthropic strategies and incorporate impact investing in their portfolios. She specialises in helping families work across generations to define the purpose of their wealth and align that to their values to build a legacy to be proud of. She advises impact aligned businesses with their strategies so that their purpose is well integrated and articulated. She worked for a number of years with Merrill Lynch Private Executive Services and has been engaged with impact and purpose strategies since the early 1990’s. Amy sits on the Advisory Board of Open Briefing and is a member of the Development Board for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She is a member of the Civic Ecosystem Initiative. She is an impact advisor to 1FS. Amy has a degree in History with Honours from Northwestern University, Illinois, and a Masters degree in International Development-Humanitarian Emergencies from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Company Overview

Amy brings 30 years of financial and impact experience to her practice. She supports clients as they navigate the process of designing bespoke impact strategies. She identifies best practices to engage all her clients’ impact assets-networks and connections, skills and wealth. Her underlying principle is based on her belief that the word “philanthropist” needs to be reframed and focused on the goal of being a “Net Giver”- having given more than you have taken. With that principle in mind, she leads her clients on a journey that offers a greater understanding of what achieving impact can feel like.

Testimonial

I have had the great pleasure of working with Amy and her team and the even greater pleasure of knowing Amy for a while. Amy's attention to detail is second to none, but the thing I appreciate the most is her humanity when it comes to advising clients. It is always done in their best interest and can often happen at a very challenging point in a client's life. Amy is truly the best in her field, and I have met a few. You might imagine all who work in the world of Philanthropy would work with a kind heart, to improve the world and those around them, sadly not. But this one does! A true trusted advisor, a great friend and I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending her.  

Alexei Cantacuzene-Speransky

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