Amy Rees Anderson
Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, and Author
November 3rd, 2020
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
BUS 126
Amy Rees Anderson is the author of "What Awesome Looks Like: How To Excel In Business & Life" (www.whatawesomelookslike.com), Amy also writes a daily blog (www.amyreesanderson.com/blog) and is a contributor to both Forbes and the Huffington Post. Amy is an in-demand public speaker and lecturer at a number of universities. In addition, Amy is also the managing partner of REES Capital and serves on numerous boards.
Prior to founding REES Capital, Amy Rees Anderson was formerly the founder and CEO of MediConnect Global, Inc., one of the largest cloud-based health information exchanges. In March 2012, Amy successfully led MediConnect to being acquired for over $377 million. After selling MediConnect, she founded the IPOP Foundation (In Pursuit of Perfection), a charity focused on helping promote, educate, and perpetuate entrepreneurship as a pathway to self-reliance. Amy has been the recipient of a number of awards, which include receiving the prestigious EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award and being named CEO of the Year. She has been featured on the cover of Inc., in the Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, and many other national publications as a result of her many accomplishments. In 2015, Amy received an honorary PhD.