Omidyar Network's leadership and investment professionals bring rich experience from the public, private, and social sectors to their roles. Our team works together to create opportunity for people to improve their lives by making catalytic investments and collaborating with investees to help them grow and succeed.
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Amy leads Omidyar Network’s Access to Capital initiative, investing in and supporting organizations that create economic opportunity for millions of people living at the base of the pyramid. Focusing on Microfinance, Entrepreneurship, and Property Rights, her team concentrates their investments in India and sub-Saharan Africa. Amy also plays a leadership role in Omidyar Network's strategic approach to the mobile technology and consumer payments sectors, with a particular focus on the developing world.
Amy has spent much of her career at eBay, Inc., joining PayPal as one of its earliest employees 11 years ago. As Vice President of Product, she spearheaded the creation of PayPal's enormously successful payments platform, facilitated the company's oversees expansion into Europe and Asia, and was instrumental in the launch of PayPal Mobile. Amy transitioned to eBay as Vice President, Relationship Marketing to lead email, onsite, and other retention marketing channels. Most recently, as Vice President, Product & Strategy Operations, she drove the development of eBay’s long-term product vision and led the User Experience and Design organization. In addition, Amy helped shape the strategy and subsequently launch both Kiva and MicroPlace, which fueled her passion for the microfinance sector. Earlier in her career, Amy worked in corporate strategy and development at Gap Inc. and as an analyst at JP Morgan.
Amy holds a BS in mathematics from Bucknell Univesity, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.