Amy Lissauer is a Managing Director and Global Head of Activism and Raid Defense at Bank of America. In her role, she advises companies across all industries on activism and raid defense, contested shareholder situations, proxy solicitations, investor relations and corporate governance matters. Ms. Lissauer has advised over 200 companies facing activism or strategic raids.
Prior to joining Bank of America, Ms. Lissauer was a Managing Director at Evercore where she helped to cofound the activism and raid defense team. Prior to Evercore, she was the COO of Executive Finance at Bridgewater Associates (Dalio Family Office). Prior to Bridgewater Associates, she was a Vice President in Goldman Sachs’ Mergers and Acquisitions Group and an Associate in Goldman Sachs’ Global Investment Research Division in the Global Markets Institute, where she authored economic and policy research.
Ms. Lissauer has a B.S. from Cornell University. She has published articles and speaks frequently on mergers & acquisitions, hostile activity, and board/ shareholder interaction.