Amanda Pullinger

Who is Amanda Pullinger?

Amanda Pullinger is the Chief Executive Officer of 100 Women in Hedge Funds. Ms. Pullinger has led the organization in its growth from a few hundred members in New York to more than 12,000 members in 17 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. Ms. Pullinger welcomed The 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 would all be Patrons of 100WHF's Philanthropic Initiatives beginning in January 2013. 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.

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.

Ms. 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. 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. She was on the Board of Directors of the Cancer Institute of the NYU Medical Center and is currently on the Board of the Oxford Alumni Association of New York and a Trustee of SkillForce, a UK charity that The Duke of Cambridge is Royal Patron of. In January, 2014, she joined the Board of The HALO Trust, a UK charity that is the world's oldest and largest humanitarian landmine clearance organization. Prince Harry serves as its 25th Anniversary Patron.