Amanda Young

Amanda Young

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  • About me

    Founder | Board Director | Atlantic Fellow

  • Education

    • Harvard Business School Executive Education

      2016 - 2016
      Creating Shared Value
    • QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

      1988 - 1993
      Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) + Postgraduate Diploma Legal Practice
    • University of Cambridge

      2021 - 2021
      Circular Economy and Sustainability
    • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

      2019 - 2020
      Atlantic Fellowship in Social and Economic Equity
    • Stanford University Graduate School of Business

      2017 - 2017
      Executive Program Social Enterprise (EPSE)
  • Experience

    • Legal Aid Queensland

      Mar 1994 - Sept 1999
      Solicitor-advocate
    • Department of Communities (Qld)

      Feb 2000 - Nov 2001
      Strategic Advisor
    • Department of Planning and Community Development

      Oct 2001 - Oct 2006
      Senior Policy Officer
    • Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission

      Feb 2004 - Oct 2004
      Manager, Legal Unit
    • Department of Justice, Victoria, Australia

      Oct 2007 - Nov 2011
      • Senior Project Officer

        Aug 2009 - Nov 2011
      • Manager, Advocacy Project

        Oct 2007 - Sept 2009
    • VECCI

      Nov 2012 - Aug 2015
      Business Consultant
    • International Coaching Federation

      Apr 2013 - Nov 2013
      Director Brand Development
    • First Nations Foundation

      Sept 2015 - Dec 2019
      CEO
    • Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria

      Oct 2015 - Jun 2017
      Director
    • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

      Jun 2019 - now
      Senior Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity
    • University of Melbourne

      Oct 2020 - Dec 2022
      Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity: Partnerships + Engagement
    • Oxfam Australia

      Sept 2021 - Nov 2024
      Non Executive Board Director
    • Pollination

      Feb 2022 - Nov 2024
      Executive Director
    • Amanda Young Consulting

      Nov 2024 - now
      Founding Consultant
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MAICD

      Australian Institute of Company Directors
      Jan 2017
    • Social Entrepreneurship Program

      Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education
      Feb 2017
    • Creating Shared Value

      Harvard Business School Executive Education
      Dec 2016
    • Governance for Social Impact

      AGSM @ UNSW Business School
      Mar 2021
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Amanda Young
      Impact25 Awards (2019) Pro Bono Australia Jan 2020 *Finalist in awards recognising individuals making social impact in Australia.Link: https://www.pbaimpact.com/
    • Awarded to Amanda Young
      Totara Global Awards Totara Dec 2019 *Finalist global digital education awardsLink: https://www.totaralearning.com/customer-stories/first-nations-foundation
    • Awarded to Amanda Young
      Small Charity of the Year (2019) Third Sector Awards Oct 2019 *Finalist in non-profit awards for 2019.Link: https://thirdsectorawards.com.au/finalist-2019/