Amanda Pullinger

Amanda Pullinger
Born 1966
Solihull, UK
Nationality British
Alma mater Brasenose College, Oxford

Amanda Pullinger is the Chief Executive Officer of 100 Women in Hedge Funds.[1] Ms. Pullinger has led the organization in its growth from a few hundred members in New York to more than 15,000[2] members in 20 cities globally. In 2009, she succeeded in bringing in Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge as the Patron of 100 Women in Hedge Funds.[3][4][5] Ms. Pullinger welcomed The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the 100WHF's London Gala in 2011.[6] In late 2012, it was announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry would all be Patrons of 100WHF's Philanthropic Initiatives beginning in January 2013.[7] In October 2013, a day after the Royal Christening of Prince George, Ms. Pullinger welcomed HRH The Duchess of Cambridge to 100WHF's London Gala for the benefit of Action on Addiction.[8] She then welcomed HRH The Duchess of Cambridge to 100WHF's 2015 Gala in London for the benefit of The Art Room.[9]

In addition to 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Ms. Pullinger has worked with other organizations, such as the American Red Cross of Greater New York, to encourage volunteerism amongst female business leaders.[10][11]

Ms. Pullinger grew up in the UK where she attended Malvern Hall School[12] and Solihull Sixth Form College before reading Modern History at Brasenose College, Oxford. She attended Brasenose at the same time as David Cameron. Ms. Pullinger started her career in the hedge fund industry in New York with Guy Spier as a partner at Aquamarine Capital. In January, 2014, she joined the Board of The HALO Trust, and was made Chairman in May 2014[13] The HALO Trust is a UK charity that is the world's oldest and largest humanitarian landmine clearance organization. Prince Harry served as its 25th Anniversary Patron. She was elected as a Director to the Oxford University Alumni Board in September, 2016.[14] She was previously on the Board of Directors of the Cancer Institute of the NYU Medical Center[15]

Ms. Pullinger received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Markets Media at their 2015 Women in Finance Awards held in NYC.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "100 Women in Hedge Funds' board appoints Amanda Pullinger as CEO".
  2. ↑ Sharon Reier (August 10, 2007). "Your Money: Where is Queen Midas?". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Tom Cahill (November 24, 2009). "100 Women gets patronage from Prince William".
  4. ↑ Harrison, David; Duffin, Claire (October 23, 2011). "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the £1.3 trillion hedge fund women". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  5. ↑ "Prince William dines with women hedge fund chiefs". USA Today. October 11, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ English, Rebecca (October 14, 2011). "Duchess in red: William and Kate are guests of honour at charity gala". London: Daily Mail.
  7. ↑ Buxton, Molly (2012-11-01). "Kate Middleton to become patron of 100 Women in Hedge Funds". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  8. ↑ "The Duchess of Cambridge is firmly back on the social circuit". London Evening Standard. 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  9. ↑ English, Rebecca; Barns, Sarah (2015-10-27). "Kate goes for flower power: The Duchess of Cambridge turns on the glitz again in bold £2,660 Erdem dress at black tie gala dinner". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  10. ↑ http://www.nyredcross.org/?nd=news_room_detail&news_id=431&jid=
  11. ↑ "Sexism and the city: you don't need men when you run $60bn in assets". London: The Independent. August 10, 2008.
  12. ↑ Pullinger, Amanda (September 26, 2012). "The Teacher Who Inspired Me: Mrs. Martin". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ http://www.halotrust.org/about-us/governance
  14. ↑ http://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/oxford-university-alumni-board
  15. ↑ "NYU Cancer Institute Autumn Ball, 2009". Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Lifetime Achievement: Amanda Pullinger, 100 Women in Hedge Funds/".
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