Amanda MacArthur

As the Head of Strategic Partnerships and Communications, Amanda leads her team to grow the impact of Nexleaf through innovative partnerships and impactful storytelling. She strives to build long-term, mutually beneficial relationships that activate the unique attributes of each partner to solve complex societal challenges.

Amanda has over twenty years of experience catalyzing and shepherding cross-sector and multi-stakeholder partnerships across the public, private, and social sectors in more than 30 countries and across six continents. Before joining Nexleaf, Amanda was the Chief Program Officer at PYXERA Global where she built and led a global team implementing social impact partnerships inclusive of multinational corporations, government agencies, and grassroots organizations. She has designed and facilitated award-winning partnerships for John Deere, IBM, Pfizer, and USAID, among others.

Amanda has spoken and written broadly on cross-sector partnerships, business-aligned social impact, and employee engagement. She has been recognized as a BMW Foundation Responsible Leader and is a Certified Shared Value Consultant. Amanda is a magna cum laude graduate of Colgate University with a degree in Political Science.