Amanda Young

Solicitor-advocate

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Timeline
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
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/