Amon co-leads Acumen America – investing in early-stage entrepreneurs tackling problems of poverty across the US. Amon previously worked on Acumen’s Global Portfolio team out of New York and, prior to that, led Acumen’s agriculture and water/sanitation investing in East Africa.

Prior to joining Acumen, Amon worked in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with Cherokee Investment Partners, developing an impact investing strategy and building a community of entrepreneurs. Amon began his career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, helping to launch the Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative.

Amon holds a bachelor’s with Highest Honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar. Amon also holds a master of business administration degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he received the Frances & Arjay Miller Fellowship in Social Innovation and the Miller Social Change Leadership Award.