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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Enduring Planet raises $12 million for second climate fund
Blue Haven Initiative, Cisco Foundation, ImpactAssets, DF Impact Capital, and Green Spark Ventures were among more than a dozen impact investors backing Enduring ...
Working Capital Fund secures $31 million for its third supply chain resilience fund
Working Capital Fund, an early-stage venture firm focused on equitable and resilient supply chains that are accountable to workers, raised an initial $31 ...
Is Altérra’s ambitious effort to mobilize climate finance for the Global South working?
The places that need climate capital the most have long gotten the least. The outcome of global efforts to mitigate the worst effects ...
Two impact approaches to addressing the AI data center buildout + Private equity firms eye retirement account trillions
Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese. Up this week: Two different approaches that impact investors are taking ...
Elemental Impact teams with hyperscalers to deploy clean tech solutions
The data center buildout has been speeding up the deployment of solar, wind and battery storage as hyperscalers scramble for power. It may ...
Building African ecosystems for impact investing + LPs bridging the “second-wave” capital gap
Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with Lucy Ngige and Amy Cortese. Up this week: The first edition of ImpactAlpha Africa ...
(Some) LPs step up to help emerging managers cross the chasm to their next fund
Raising a first fund is hard. For many emerging managers, raising a second, or even third, fund is proving even more difficult. With ...
In Philadelphia, Agents of Impact reclaim the narrative of American capitalism
Two hundred and fifty years after the founding, 1803 Fund‘s Rukaiyah Adams has a theory about how the American experiment gets finished. The ...
Demand for energy security lifts fundraising and dealmaking for private equity giants
The on again, off again conflict in Iran is hitting consumers at the pump, raising costs for farmers trying to fertilize their fields, ...