Amy E. Wyss (born May 20, 1971) is a Swiss-American heiress,

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and philanthropist. As of 2025, her net worth was estimated at US$2 billion. According to ''

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'', "a 2014 U.S. Senate investigation into offshore tax evasion, which did not implicate the Wyss family, revealed her fortune." Wyss previously served on the board of trustees for the

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as well as the

Wyss Foundation The Wyss Foundation is a private foundation based in Washington, D.C. It was founded by Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss in 1998. As of 2023, the Wyss Foundation had an endowment of $1.71 billion. The Wyss Foundation funds conservation efforts as ...

, founded by her father

Hansjörg Wyss Johann Georg "Hansjörg" Wyss ( ; born 19 September 1935) is a Swiss billionaire businessman and donor to politically liberal and environmental causes in the United States. He is the founder and former president and chairman of Synthes, a medic ...

. Wyss and her husband established the LOR Foundation, a rural community fund headquartered in

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Early life and education

Wyss is the daughter of Swiss billionaire

. She graduated from

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with a bachelor's degree in history and government.

Career

From 2008 to 2012, Wyss served on the board of directors of

Synthes Synthes Holding AG (formerly Synthes-Stratec) is a multinational medical device manufacturer based in Solothurn, Switzerland and West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the world's largest maker of implants to mend bone fractures, and ...

, the largest manufacturer of implants to mend bone fractures, that also produces surgical

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s and advanced

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s. Her father,

, was the board's chairman. It was sold to

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in 2012. Wyss co-founded the Twirl Toy Store in

Taos, New Mexico Taos () is a town in Taos County, New Mexico, Taos County, in the north-central region of New Mexico in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Initially founded in 1615, it was intermittently occupied until its formal establishment in 1795 by Santa Fe ...

. She was also a co-founder of the Golden Willows Retreat, a bereavement center in Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico.

Philanthropy

Wyss served on the board of trustees of the

. She also was a member of the board of directors for the

, an organization founded by her father. The Wyss Foundation provides funding to environmental groups and progressive political advocacy groups. In 2007, Wyss and her husband established the LOR Foundation. It gives rural community development grants in

Taos County, New Mexico Taos County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,489. Its county seat is Taos. The county was formed in 1852 as one of the original nine counties in New Mexico Territory. Taos County com ...

Lander, Wyoming Lander is a city and the county seat of Fremont County, Wyoming. It is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork Popo Agie River, Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River, just south of the Wind River Indian Reservation. It is a tourism center ...

, and

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Personal life

Wyss holds dual U.S.-Swiss citizenship. She resides in

Wilson, Wyoming Wilson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2020 census, up from 1,482 in 2010. It is part of the Jackson, WY– ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. Wilson was pioneere ...

. She is married to Edward Jaramillo, a native of

, who is also a board member of their LOR Foundation and the Wy'East Mountain Academy.

References

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