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Amy S. Feng

Chair

Current Role: Managing Director, H/Advisors Abernathy
Trustee Since: 2022
WSR Board Committees: Chair of the Board, Audit, Chair of Compensation

Other Current Boards and Affiliations:

  • Certified Director designation, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD.DC)
  • Advisory Board Member, Cro Metrics
  • Current Director, New York Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)

 

Other Experience and Education:

  • Head of Investor Relations of Shopify
  • Managing Director of Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
  • Executive Vice President of Edelman Smithfield
  • Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst of JMP Securities
  • Equity Research Senior Analyst for Lehman Brothers
  • Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Cornell University
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
  • MBA, Northwestern University

 

Key Experience and Trustee Background

  • Amy Feng has nearly 30 years of experience advising C-suite executives and Boards of Directors on financial and strategic communications, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, digital transformations, leadership transitions, cyber breaches, shareholder activism, investor relations, growth and revenue drivers, risk and litigation matters.
  • Feng provides the Board of Trustees with significant financial and real estate expertise gained through providing strategic advice to some of the largest REITs throughout her multi-decade career, including American Campus Communities, Cedar Fair, ClubCorp, Healthcare Trust of America, Iron Mountain, Macerich, Monmouth Real Estate, Prologis, and Public Storage on various strategic matters.
  • Feng has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2022 and has served as Chair of the Board since 2024. She is a member of the Audit Committee, and Chair of the Compensation Committee.

 

Ms. Feng currently serves as Managing Director at H/Advisors Abernathy, a top-ranked strategy and communications firm. Prior to rejoining Abernathy, she served as Executive Vice President at Edelman Smithfield, as Shopify’s Global Head of Investor Relations and as a Managing Director at Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher. Ms. Feng has advised executives and Boards on a wide range of critical issues of importance to shareholders and other stakeholders. Her collective work experience and positions on NACD and NIRI equip her with the ability to help Boards elevate their performance and create long-term value. Ms. Feng has also served as a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at JMP Securities and as an Equity Research Senior Analyst at Lehman Brothers. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Chemistry from Cornell University, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Northwestern University.