Amy Kingman - President, Amy Kingman Consulting, LLC │ Influential Women

About Amy

Amy Kingman is the president and owner of Amy Kingman Consulting, where she works with family foundations and nonprofit organizations to strengthen philanthropy and governance. She advises boards and leaders on responsive grantmaking, executive coaching, and the relationship between nonprofit CEOs and their boards. Kingman brings 20 years of experience in the social sector to her practice, which she founded six and a half years ago after earlier roles that included creating the Letter Foundation for Doris Buffett and publishing the book Letters to Doris. She earned a master's degree in nonprofit management from the University of Pennsylvania following her undergraduate studies as a scholarship student at a private liberal arts college in New York. Kingman serves as a board member of the Essex County Community Foundation and End Rape on Campus, a national nonprofit focused on preventing sexual assault on college campuses. Her professional approach emphasizes saying yes to opportunities and building credibility through a strong work ethic, values she credits for early access to leadership roles.

Ten minutes with Amy

01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?

I would do much of the same things I did again. I scrapped it out. I really busted my butt at every job that was given to me, and I said yes to almost any opportunity that was provided to me professionally, even if it meant going above and beyond my current job description. I always tried to say yes, and it gave me a lot of credibility for having a strong work ethic, and it gave me access to boards and boardrooms and leadership really early on in my career.