Amy Towers
Amy L. Towers | |
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| Born | 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, philanthropist |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Known for | Chief operating officer at Glenview Capital Management; founder of Nduna Foundation; philanthropy in African development and humanitarian aid |
Amy L. Towers (born 1970) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, previously serving as the chief operating officer at Glenview Capital Management.
Biography
Towers completed her studies in French and Finance before embarking on a nine-year career in the banking sector. She subsequently assumed the role of COO at the hedge fund Glenview Capital Management, which was established by her then-husband. After five years in this position, she departed Glenview in 2004 to dedicate herself to philanthropic efforts.
Philanthropy
In 2006, Towers and her former spouse contributed $5 million to create the Mercury Fund for Emergency Response, aimed at providing UNICEF with swift disaster relief financing. That same year, she was honored with UNICEF’s Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award for her humanitarian work in African conflict areas. The following year, she launched the Nduna Foundation, which focuses on enhancing food security, combating HIV/AIDS, promoting education, and supporting conservation and wildlife rehabilitation primarily in African developing regions.
Her charitable contributions include a $2 million gift to Teach for America in 2008 to support teacher recruitment initiatives and a $1 million endowment in 2010 to establish the Zimbabwe Collaborative Centre for Operational Research and Evaluation—a policy research facility aiding aid agencies in Zimbabwe, developed in partnership with UNICEF. In 2010, she also became a board member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation.
That year, Towers partnered with Richard Branson’s Enterprise Zimbabwe project through collaborations involving the Nduna Foundation and Humanity United.
She serves in advisory and board capacities for numerous organizations such as Acumen Fund, Human Rights Watch, The Elders, WITNESS, The U.S. Fund for UNICEF, The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Millennium Promise, KIPP Academy Charter Schools, The Allen-Stevenson School, and Teach for All. Additionally, she supports entities including the Robin Hood Foundation, International Medical Corps, and Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Currently, Towers chairs Mana Nutrition, a Fitzgerald, GA-based manufacturer of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF).
Personal life
Towers was formerly married to hedge fund manager Larry Robbins, with whom she has four sons; they later divorced. She is now married to Jeff Towers.