Amy Stursberg

Amy Stursberg is executive director of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, as well as the CEO of Schwarzman Scholars and the Stephen A. Schwarzman Education Foundation. As CEO of Schwarzman Scholars, Stursberg helped launch the program and raised over $550 million in pledges to endow it in perpetuity. She directed over $110 million in grants from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation, including $50 million to support the foundation’s focus on increasing access to entrepreneurship. She previously served on the transition team for the former Governor of New York. From 2006 to 2008, she managed the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s $90 million program in cultural and community grants. Previously, Stursberg served as the final director of the September 11th Fund, helping to manage the $500 million fund to support communities, individuals and organizations impacted by the terrorist attacks.

She has held various positions at the Office of Management and Budget within the Office of the Mayor of New York City, as well as at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington. Stursberg received her bachelor’s degree with honors from the University of Michigan and her master of public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Currently, she serves on the Partnership for New York’s Innovation Council and on the board of directors for the Tectonic Theater Company; formerly, she served on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.