Amanda Young Hickman
Amanda Young Hickman, founding partner of Insight Experience, has more than 20 years of experience advising and leading clients on the design and implementation of strategic change initiatives and leadership development experiences. She is an expert facilitator and a seasoned program designer who works in all phases of the learning experience, including design and delivery.
Amanda believes in the impact a leader has on an organization and its results. She helps clients by developing leaders at all levels to expand their capacity to balance multiple dimensions: the analytical and interpersonal; the short-term and the long-term; and the human and the economic. Amanda has led Insight Experience in pioneering innovations in the business simulation industry, including the development of a platform for scenario-based simulations and a scalable platform that supports simultaneous delivery to hundreds of program participants learning virtually. In addition to her technical innovations, Amanda has created groundbreaking content focused on strategic thinking, leading beyond line of sight and across boundaries, and executive decision-making.
Amanda’s clients have included Amazon, Medtronic, Fidelity, CVS Health, the FAA, Ford, GE, Cisco, and Colgate. Prior to Insight Experience, Amanda was a Vice President of CSC Index, a management consulting arm of Computer Sciences Corporation. Amanda received a B.A. from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.