Amy Lin

Amy Lin, Acting Director, Center for Innovation and Impact (CII), USAID

Amy Lin leads USAID’s Center for Innovation and Impact (CII), which applies market-based approaches like market shaping, innovative financing, and enabling innovation to global health challenges. Previously, Amy was based in Mumbai with Monitor Inclusive Markets, where she developed social enterprise models. Prior to this role, she served as the HIV/AIDS Program Director for the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) in Liberia. Before CHAI, Amy was at the World Bank’s Development Marketplace, which funds new approaches to serving the poor.

Amy also worked with TechnoServe in Peru, creating growth strategies for microbusinesses. Earlier, she was with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), advising multinational companies in the pharmaceutical, financial services, and consumer goods industries.

Amy holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an MA in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a BA with Distinction in Political Science from Yale University.