Amanda Pullinger is the Founder and Principal of Global Female Investors Management LLC, a global advisory firm focused on providing strategic and practical talent, career and business solutions aimed at increasing the number of female investors across asset classes. The Global Female Investors Network serves female risk takers across asset classes, enabling global connectivity to peers, and access to career and business opportunities. She is the Former Chief Executive Officer of 100 Women in Finance, previously 100 Women in Hedge Funds. Pullinger led the organization in its growth from a few hundred members in New York to 30,000 registered members in 32 locations across five continents. 100 Women launched its new name and branding at the Closing Bell of the NYSE on 14 December 2016. In 2009, she succeeded in bringing in Britain’s

Prince William William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales. William was born during the reign of his p ...

as the Patron of 100 Women in Hedge Funds. Pullinger welcomed William and his wife

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(the then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) to the 100WHF's London Gala in 2011. In late 2012, it was announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and

Prince Harry Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is fifth in the line of succession to ...

would all be Patrons of 100WHF's Philanthropic Initiatives beginning in January 2013. In October 2013, a day after the christening of Prince George, Pullinger welcomed the Duchess of Cambridge to 100WHF's London Gala for the benefit of

Action on Addiction Action on Addiction is a UK-based charity that works with people affected by drug addiction, drug and alcohol addiction. It works in the areas of research, prevention, treatment, aftercare, as well as professional education and family support.

. She then welcomed the Duchess of Cambridge to 100WHF's 2015 Gala in London for the benefit of The Art Room. In addition to 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Pullinger has worked with other organizations, such as the American Red Cross of Greater New York, to encourage volunteerism amongst female business leaders. Pullinger grew up in the UK where she attended Malvern Hall School and Solihull Sixth Form College before reading Modern History at

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The l ...

. She attended Brasenose at the same time as

David Cameron David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. Until 2015, he led the first coalition government in the UK s ...

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and Andrew Feldman. Pullinger started her career in the hedge fund industry in New York with

Guy Spier Guy Spier (; born February 4, 1966) is a Zurich-based Swiss-German-Israeli investor. He is the author of ''The Education of a Value Investor''. Spier is the manager of the Aquamarine Fund with $400 million in assets. He is well known for bidding ...

as a partner at Aquamarine Capital. From 2000 - 2005 Pullinger served on the board of the Oxford Alumni Association of New York. In January, 2014, she joined the board of the

HALO Trust The HALO Trust (Hazardous Area Life-support Organization) is a humanitarian non-government organisation which primarily works to clear landmines and other explosive devices left behind by conflicts. With over 10,000 staff worldwide, HALO has ope ...

, and was made chairman in May 2014. 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. She was previously on the board of directors of the Cancer Institute of the

NYU Medical Center NYU Langone Health is an integrated academic health system located in New York City, New York, United States. The health system consists of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, both part of New Y ...

. Pullinger received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Markets Media at their 2015 Women in Finance Awards held in NYC. Pullinger has spoken approvingly of the work of 100 Women in Finance's Global Ambassador HRH The

Countess of Wessex Earl of Wessex is a title that has been created twice in British history – once in the pre-Conquest Anglo-Saxon nobility of England, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. In the 6th century AD the region of Wessex (the lands of the ...

, telling Town and Country, "She actually presents herself as an ordinary person and I think that is increasingly what the royal family needs to do."

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Interview with Georgina Godwin
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