Full Name Amy E. Wyss Name Amy Wyss Parent(s) Hansjorg Wyss | Nationality American, Swiss | |
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Net worth US$1.85 billion (October 2015) | ||
Amy E. Wyss (born 1971) is a Swiss-American billionaire heir and philanthropist.
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Early life and education
Amy Wyss is the daughter of Hansjörg Wyss, a fellow Swiss billionaire, and founder of the Wyss Foundation. She graduated from Skidmore College, where she received a bachelor's degree in history and government.
Career
Wyss served on the board of directors of Synthes from 2008 to 2012, when it was sold to Johnson & Johnson. She co-founded the Twirl Toy Store in Taos, New Mexico. She was also a co-founder of the Golden Willows Retreat, a bereavement center in Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico. In 2007, Wyss and her husband, Ed Jaramillo, established the LOR Foundation.
As of October 2015, she had a net worth of US$1.85 billion.
Philanthropy
Wyss served on the board of trustees of the National Outdoor Leadership School and was a member of the board of directors for the Wyss Foundation In 2007, Wyss and her husband, Ed Jaramillo, established the LOR Foundation, a grant-making organization dedicated to improving livability in rural communities across the Intermountain West through community-driven conservation.
Personal life
Wyss is both an American and a Swiss citizen.