Amy Wyss

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Amy Wyss
Born1970/1971 (age 50–51) [1]
NationalityAmerican, Swiss
Alma materSkidmore College
Known forPhilanthropy
Spouse(s)Ed Jaramillo
Parent(s)Hansjörg Wyss

Amy E. Wyss (born 1970/1971) is a Swiss-American billionaire and philanthropist.

Early life and education[]

Amy Wyss is the daughter of Hansjörg Wyss, a fellow Swiss billionaire and the founder of the Wyss Foundation.[1][2] She graduated from Skidmore College with a bachelor's degree in history and government.[3]

Career[]

From 2008 to 2012, Wyss served on the board of directors of Synthes,[3][1] the largest manufacturer of implants to mend bone fractures,[4] that also produces surgical power tools and advanced biomaterials. Her father Hansjörg Wyss was the board's chairman. It was sold to Johnson & Johnson in 2012.

Wyss co-founded the Twirl Toy Store in Taos, New Mexico.[2][3] She was also a co-founder of the Golden Willows Retreat, a bereavement center in Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico.[3]

Philanthropy[]

Wyss served on the board of trustees of the National Outdoor Leadership School. She also was a member of the board of directors for the Wyss Foundation,[1] an organization founded by her father to establish and sponsor informal partnerships between private organizations and the United States government that would place large swathes of land under permanent protection in the American West, and to award scholarships for graduate-level education in conservation.[5] The Wyss Foundation also makes significant contributions in the arena of political advocacy.[6]

In 2007, Wyss and her husband established the LOR Foundation. It gives grants in Taos County, New Mexico, Lander, Wyoming, and Cortez, Colorado, geared toward "elevat[ing] the rural voice and improv[ing] quality of life.[7]

Personal life[]

Wyss holds dual US-Swiss citizenship.[2] She resides in Wyoming.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Amy Wyss". Forbes. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Zepp, George (March 18, 2014). "Wyss Emerges Among Youngest Woman Billionaires in Synthes". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Executive Profile Amy E. Wyss". bloomberg. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Lundgren, Kari; Haigh, Adam (February 21, 2008). "BAE Systems, BP, Reed Elsevier: U.K., Irish Equity Preview". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
  5. ^ "Island student wins scholarship". Bainbridge Review. March 7, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Vogel, Kenneth P.; Robertson, Katie (April 13, 2021). "Top Bidder for Tribune Newspapers Is an Influential Liberal Donor". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  7. ^ LOR Foundation
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