Amy West is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AHRC New York City (“AHRC NYC”). AHRC NYC is an organization that provides critical services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Amy has direct responsibility for AHRC NYC’s operating budget of almost $400 million and manages a staff of ninety.
Prior to joining AHRC NYC, Amy served for eight years as the Director of Finance of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. She also held the position of Vice President of Finance and Budget at the United States Fund for UNICEF and worked as an auditor for Ernst & Young LLP specializing in the healthcare and not-for-profit industries. Amy began her career as the Coordinator of Fiscal Operations for the New York Public Library.
She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hunter College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. Amy is the Chair of the AICPA Not-For-Profit Industry Conference and serves on the AICPA Not-For-Profit Advisory Council. In addition, she is the Co-Chair of the Nonprofit Finance Leadership Roundtable NYC and is a member of the FASB’s Not-For-Profit Advisory Committee.