Amy Howe
{{short description|American technology executive}}
{{about|the gambling executive|the lawyer and journalist|SCOTUSblog}}
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| alma_mater = Cornell University (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)
| occupation = CEO of FanDuel
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Amy Howe is an American gambling executive. She is currently the CEO of FanDuel.{{Cite web|title=FanDuel hires Ticketmaster COO Amy Howe to new president role, plus more |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/movers-and-shakers/fanduel-amy-howe-president-ticketmaster-us-sports-betting-movers-shakers|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.sportspromedia.com|date=5 March 2021 }} She is a frequent evangelist of live entertainment.{{cite web | title=How Live Events Can Stay Relevant In Our Netflix, Binge-Watching World | work=Forbes | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveolenski/2016/12/28/how-live-events-can-stay-relevant-in-our-netflix-binge-watching-world/#578e20db46cc | date=December 28, 2016 | accessdate=August 29, 2018}}{{cite web | title=Ticketmaster's Howe leads change in ticketing | publisher=The Business Journals | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/profiles-strategies/2017/11/ticketmasters-howe-leads-change-in-ticketing.html | date=November 6, 2017 | accessdate=August 29, 2018}}
Early life and education
Howe was born in Eden, New York, a suburb of Buffalo.{{cite web | title=Amy Howe | publisher=MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference | url=http://www.sloansportsconference.com/people/amy-howe/ | accessdate=August 29, 2018}} There she attended Eden Junior / Senior High School. In 1994, Howe received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from Cornell University.{{cite web | title=Amy Howe profile | publisher=Bloomberg | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/19268115-amy-howe | accessdate=August 29, 2018}} In 1999 she received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing/Marketing Management from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School.{{cite web | title=Amy Howe | publisher=VB Profiles | url=https://www.vbprofiles.com/people/amy-howe-5759901e30f327cbc700006b | accessdate=August 29, 2018}}
Career
Howe began her career at Accenture as a business analyst in 1994. In 1997 she left Accenture to pursue her MBA. She then joined McKinsey & Company and worked her way up to partner over her 14 years with the company. She was recruited to Live Nation by CEO Michael Rapino{{cite web | title=Amy Howe, Ticketmaster North America at Live Nation Entertainment | publisher=Sports Business Journal | url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2017/09/11/Game-Changers/Amy-Howe.aspx | date=September 11, 2017 | accessdate=August 29, 2018}} and joined the company as the chief strategy officer in 2014.
In 2015, Howe joined Ticketmaster North America as the COO.{{Cite web |last=Stanton |first=Zack |date=2019-11-06 |title=Are we thinking about work-life balance the wrong way? |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/06/work-life-balance-amy-howe-interview-065912 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=POLITICO |language=en}} In 2020 she left Ticketmaster.{{Cite web|title=Amy Howe Transitioning Out At Ticketmaster|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/amy-howe-transitioning-out-at-ticketmaster-147020|access-date=2021-04-27|website=www.pollstar.com}}{{Cite magazine|last=Mims|first=Taylor|date=16 December 2020|title=Ticketmaster COO Amy Howe Exiting Company|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/9500931/amy-howe-ticketmaster-leaving|access-date=27 April 2021|magazine=billboard}}
In 2021, Amy was appointed as CEO of FanDuel.{{Cite web|title=FanDuel hires Ticketmaster COO Amy Howe to new president role, plus more |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/movers-and-shakers/fanduel-amy-howe-president-ticketmaster-us-sports-betting-movers-shakers|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.sportspromedia.com|date=5 March 2021 }}
Honors
In 2015, she was named to Billboard's Women In Music 2015: The 50 Most Powerful Executives in the Industry list.{{cite web | title=Women In Music 2015: The 50 Most Powerful Executives in the Industry | publisher=Billboard | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music/6784819/women-in-music-2015-top-50-list | date=December 3, 2015 | accessdate=August 29, 2018}} In 2016, she was named to Billboard's Women In Music 2016: The 100 Most Powerful Executives list.{{cite web | title=Women In Music 2016: The 100 Most Powerful Executives | publisher=Billboard | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music/7595964/women-in-music-2016-most-powerful-executives | date=December 5, 2016 | accessdate=August 29, 2018}} In 2017, she was named to Billboard's Women in Music 2017: The Most Powerful Executives in the Industry list.{{cite web | title=Women in Music 2017: The Most Powerful Executives in the Industry | publisher=Billboard | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music/8053923/women-in-music-2017-most-powerful-executives | date=November 30, 2017 | accessdate=August 29, 2018}} Howe was also nominated to the 2017 Sports Business Journal Game Changers list{{cite web | title=2017 Honorees | publisher=Sports Business Daily Game Changers | url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Conferences-Events/2017/GC/Previous-Honorees.aspx | accessdate=August 29, 2018}} and listed on the National Diversity Council's 2018 list of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology.{{cite web | title=California Diversity Council Announces 2018 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology | publisher=National Diversity Council | url=http://www.nationaldiversitycouncil.org/california-diversity-council-announces-2018-top-50-most-powerful-women-in-technology/ | date=June 6, 2018 | accessdate=August 29, 2018}}
Boards
Howe is one of the Live Nation executives that advise and mentor the companies selected by the Women Nation Fund,{{cite web | title=Live Nation Launches the Women Nation Fund to Boost Female-Led Biz | publisher=Billboard | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8456174/live-nation-women-nation-fund | date=May 15, 2017 | accessdate=August 29, 2018}} an early-stage investment fund that invests in companies founded by women that provide a product or service in the live entertainment space.
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