Amy brings to ImpactAlpha deep and varied journalistic experience. She was an editor at Business Week covering technology and Silicon Valley, and a longtime contributor to The New York Times, writing on topics spanning business, food and wine. She is the author of "Locavesting," a pivotal book that, in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, identified the investment shift toward locally owned enterprises that can deliver enormous economic and social benefits. Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz called it 'an inspiring look at what local businesses can achieve.' As editorial director at ImpactAlpha, Amy helps guide strategy and leads ImpactAlpha's climate, LP/GP and AI coverage.
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Will (yet another) oil and gas shock accelerate the transition to clean energy?
The US strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks have shut down oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and debilitated oil ...
BCI and Norges team up with Brookfield to hold renewable energy assets
A trio of powerhouse investors has teamed up to create a renewable energy company that will generate steady cash flow in a turbulent ...
Ripple cofounder Chris Larsen’s Clean Break Fund wants to do climate investing differently
Philanthropist and Ripple cofounder Chris Larsen has launched a novel climate fund that will combine grants, investments and support leaders working to shift ...
States of the Union: Crafting policy, building funds and delivering outcomes
The state of the union may be fraught. But away from the long-winded speeches and staged spectacles in Washington DC, the states of ...
How The Russell Family Foundation is seeking to catalyze climate finance
Commitments to climate action may be waning in some quarters. From the Pacific Northwest, The Russell Family Foundation is modeling a local strategy ...
Green bank grantees press forward as appeals court weighs the fate of frozen climate funds
A year ago, the Trump administration tried to freeze $20 billion in federal “green bank” grants earmarked for projects aimed at reducing energy ...
Nuveen-Schroders merger signals financial consolidation
Nuveen’s $13.5 billion acquisition of Schroders Plc. will create a $2.5 trillion asset manager — including a $414 billion private markets business. Both ...
Asset management giants are raising record sums, including for impact and the energy transition
The biggest are getting bigger. Apollo Global Management, TPG, KKR and other publicly traded asset management firms touted record fundraising hauls on their ...
Bad Bunny expands the imagination and the market for investing in the Americas
Joyful. Geographically, culturally and generationally rich. And here to stay. Bad Bunny presented an unapologetically expansive vision of inclusion and opportunity in Sunday ...