Amy L. Sauer is an executive with expertise in fiscal management, performance management, human resources, contract law, K-12 education, nonprofit board governance, grant making and fund raising. She is currently the Strategic Adviser to the Osa Foundation and was most recently the Chief Operating Officer at the Center for Financial Services Innovation.After graduating from the Wharton School of Business in 1993, Amy began her career as an accountant at Price Waterhouse where she audited financial services companies and earned her CPA. She then attended the Georgetown University Law Center and earned her JD cum laude. Amy practiced corporate law at Mayer Brown, where she focused on mergers, acquisitions, securities law, and ERISA.After several years in the private sector, Amy transitioned into the nonprofit sector in 2004, joining the Chicago Public Education Fund, a venture philanthropy for public education. She quickly rose from its Finance & Operations Associate, to Finance & Operations Director, to Chief Operating Officer (COO) in less than five years. Next, Amy served as a consultant to nonprofit clients in the philanthropy and public education sectors. In 2011, she joined the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning where she served as its Vice President for Operations. In this role, she oversaw finance & accounting, human resources, legal, and information technology functions.