{"id":15,"date":"2026-08-10T20:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amy-reed.onyx-sites.io\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:24:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T19:24:36","slug":"about-amy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amyreed.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ca2dd60b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I like using my broad skillset across  transformation, technology and law to help people solve hard problems. I start with curiosity, navigating uncertainty to arrive at creative, strategic solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/amy-reed.onyx-sites.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0047.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Amy Reed, a woman with wavy brown hair wearing a dark green top and gold earrings.\" class=\"wp-image-43\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyreed.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0047.png 857w, https:\/\/amyreed.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0047-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/amyreed.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0047-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/amyreed.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0047-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.765), 2rem);\">Career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">I started my career in London as a US securities lawyer with a leading global law firm. My practice focused on advising issuers and underwriters on IPOs, rights issues and other ECM transactions. She also advised on debt offerings and public and private M&amp;A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I then completed an MBA at Cambridge with a concentration in Culture, Arts and Media Management. While there, I captained the team which went to the final of the Berkeley Haas Tech Challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Since the MBA, I have worked in transformation, initially focusing on technology to support lawyers, bringing together my prior experience and a passion for how tech can help improve how we work. I became a Certified Scrum Product Owner in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I have continued to expand my expertise, leading a range of transformation projects and programmes covering people, process and technology. I take a people-first approach, ensuring the transformation meets the needs of the business and is effectively adopted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I also advise early-stage start-ups on strategy and operations. While I no longer offer legal advice myself, I do additionally help start-ups navigate obtaining legal advice to support their establishment and growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.765), 2rem);\">For fun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Outside the office, I spend my time on fibre arts, experimenting with new tech, and reading. I am also an avid music lover and science fiction nerd.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I like using my broad skillset across transformation, technology and law to help people solve hard problems. I start with curiosity, navigating uncertainty to arrive at creative, strategic solutions. Career I started my career in London as a US securities lawyer with a leading global law firm. 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