Amy Errett

Amy Errett
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Born	Amy Errett New York, United States
Residence	San Francisco, CA
Alma mater	University of Connecticut and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	CEO and Co-Founder of Madison Reed
Children	Madison Reed
Website	Madison Reed

Amy Errett is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist. and social-mission visionary. In 2014, Amy co-founded Madison Reed, a San Francisco-based at-home hair color company with co-founder Sabrina Riddle. A former Manhattan investment banker, Amy is considered to be on the leading edge of disrupting and successfully re-inventing existing business models.

Early Life and Education

Amy is a New York native who attended the University of Connecticut where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts (Class of 1979). In 2014, Amy was inducted in UConn School of Business' Hall of Fame where she was recognized for her success as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Amy continued her education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where she received a Masters of Business Administration, Finance.

Career

After having academic success in high school and college, Amy planned to attend medical school but ended up not being able to get into one. This led Amy to move to Manhattan where she started an entry-level job as a credit analyst. At the age of 25, she was given her first management role in a bond-processing department. It is here where Amy began to learn about leadership failures and successes, which would shape her own philosophy as a leader going forward.

Amy's time at E*Trade (2000 to 2002) was spent as their Chief Asset Gathering Officer where she ran a $200 million business the encompassed the management of growth. While there, she was responsible for turning the online brokerage into a one-stop financial services company. From 2002 to 2007, Amy was the CEO of Olivia where she repositioned the travel business as a complete lifestyle brand increasing revenue from $5M to $25M in 2007. During her tenure at Olivia, Amy was named the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Northern California. Prior to joining Olivia, Amy founded and served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer of The Spectrem Group, a global strategic consulting, information and M&A firm. They were acquired by an IPG subsidiary, NFO Worldwide.

In 2008, Amy joined Maveron, a venture capital firm focused on investing in consumer-facing businesses, as a General Partner in their Bay Area office. While there, Amy lead Maveron's seed investment in General Assembly. In February 2014, Amy launched Madison Reed with co-founder Sabrina Riddle with the aim of revolutionizing the at-home hair color experience. Named after her daughter, Madison Reed, Amy believes people deserve a salon-quality product at an affordable price made with better ingredients. Amy felt it was time to bring high-tech disruption to the hair care industry.

Personal life

After moving to San Francisco, Amy met Clare Albanese whom she wed on July 19, 2014 before friends and family in Napa Valley along with their daughter, Madison Reed.

Advisory Boards and Affiliations

Years	Organization	Title
2013 to Present	Board Member	Vacatica
1998 to Present	Chairperson of the Board	Glide Foundation
2012 to 2013	Board Member	Lemon, Inc.
2011 to 2013	Board Member	General Assembly
2007 to 2013	Board Member	Livemocha
2007 to 2008	Entrepreneur In Residence	Trinity Ventures

External links

• Madison Reed
• LinkedIn
• True Ventures
• About.me
• Huffington Post Women in Business
• 33Voices

• “Hair Color Startup Madison Reed Raises $12M for ‘Tech-Enabled Beauty’”, ‘The Wall Street Journal’, Web 28 January 2014. Retrieved on 8 April 2016.
• “The Madison Reed Story”, ‘YouTube’, San Francisco, CA 2 November 2013. Retrieved on 8 April 2016.