Amy Nelson

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NYU School of Law (JD)

Emory University (BA)

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| nationality = American

| spouse = Carleton Nelson

| children = 4

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| occupation = Entrepreneur, lawyer, writer

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| known_for = CEO of The Riveter

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Amy Nelson ({{nee|Sterner}}; born 1980) is an American entrepreneur, lawyer, and writer. In January 2017, she founded The Riveter, an organization that provided work space and other services to support working women. She is the co-host of the podcast, What's Her Story With Sam & Amy.

Nelson worked for then President Barack Obama's Finance Committee and co-founded Gen44, the under-40 fundraising arm of the Obama campaign. As an author, she has been published in Inc. Magazine and Forbes.{{cite web |title=Amy Nelson |url=https://www.inc.com/author/amy-nelson |publisher=Inc. |access-date=26 January 2024}}{{cite web |title=Amy Nelson |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amynelson1/?sh=3fea66af579c |work=Forbes |access-date=26 January 2024}}

Early life and education

Amy Sterner Nelson was born in 1980 and grew up in Ohio.{{cite web | last=Fessler | first=Leah | title=Coworking spaces were designed by white men. The Riveter CEO Amy Nelson is flipping the script | website=Quartz at Work | date=September 6, 2018 | url=https://qz.com/work/1371326/amy-nelson-the-riveter/ | access-date=December 7, 2019}} Nelson's mother was a middle school teacher and her father an attorney.{{Cite news |title=Amy Sterner, Carleton Nelson |work=The New York Times |date=September 29, 2013 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/fashion/weddings/amy-sterner-carleton-nelson.html |access-date=2024-01-19 |language=en}} Nelson developed an interest in politics in her youth, going door-to-door for political campaigns. Her first jobs were as a nanny, then as a waitress. Nelson earned a Bachelor's degree in International Studies from Emory University. While attending college, Nelson interned at the Carter Center, where she accepted a full-time job upon graduation. She then earned a J.D. in law from the NYU School of Law.

Career

After graduating from NYU Law, Nelson worked in law and politics.{{cite web | last=Shoenthal | first=Amy | title=How The Riveter's Amy Nelson Built A More Inclusive Women's Coworking Space While Changing The Motherhood Narrative | website=Forbes | date=September 20, 2019 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyschoenberger/2019/09/20/riveter-amy-nelson/ | accessdate=December 7, 2019}}{{cite web | last=Hecht | first=Anna | title=Why this former lawyer wants to transform workplaces 'built by and for men' | website=CNBC | date=September 3, 2019 | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/03/how-the-riveter-ceo-is-prioritizing-gender-equality-in-the-workplace.html | accessdate=December 7, 2019}} Initially, she did corporate litigation for Cahill Gordon & Reindel. While in New York, she worked for then President Barack Obama's Finance Committee and co-founded Gen44, the under-40 fundraising arm of the Obama campaign. She also worked in fundraising for pro-choice political candidates.

Nelson moved to Seattle in 2012 with Carleton Phillip Nelson, her then-boyfriend and now-husband, who was employed as an executive in Amazon.com's real estate acquisitions & development organization from 2012 until he was terminated in May 2019. {{Cite web |last= |first= |date=January 19, 2024 |title=Carleton Nelson |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/infrastructureready/ |access-date=January 19, 2024}}

Nelson co-founded The Riveter in 2017 with Kim Peltola, a social worker. Nelson raised $700,000 in seed capital and opened The Riveter's first office that May in Seattle. The Riveter is named after Rosie the Riveter, who was a symbol for female factory workers during World War II.{{cite web | last=Gross | first=Elana Lyn | title=Where The Modern Day 'Rosie The Riveter' Finds Her Squad | website=Forbes | date=September 26, 2017 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2017/09/26/how-the-riveter-is-building-a-community-for-the-modern-day-rosie-the-riveter/ | accessdate=December 7, 2019}}

Podcast

Nelson is the co-host of the podcast, What's Her Story With Sam & Amy with fellow entrepreneur Samantha Ettus.{{cite web |title=What's Her Story With Sam & amy |date=January 12, 2023 |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-her-story-with-sam-amy/id1529348933 |publisher=iHeartPodcasts |access-date=26 January 2024}} The podcast features interviews with women at the top of their field and has included Gloria Steinem, Abby Wambach, Randi Zuckerberg, Huma Abedin, and Melinda Gates. Between the podcast and her related social media platforms, Nelson has more than a half-million followers.{{cite web | last=Cassity | first=Brent | title=The Family Struggle Battling the DOJ: The Amy Nelson Story | website=Substack | date=January 16, 2025 | url=https://nightmaresuccess.com/p/the-family-struggle-battling-the-716?utm_source=publication-search | accessdate=February 23, 2025}}

Personal life

Nelson has four daughters with her husband, Carleton Nelson.{{cite web |last=Weisul |first=Kimberly |date=May 7, 2019 |title=The Riveter Founder Amy Nelson Is Pregnant, Has 3 Kids, and Runs a Startup--With No Mom-Guilt |url=https://www.inc.com/kimberly-weisul/riveter-founder-amy-nelson-kids-startup-no-mom-guilt.html |access-date=December 7, 2019 |website=Inc.com}}

Amy Nelson

Early life and education

Career

Podcast

Personal life

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