Amy Slaughter possesses expertise in refugees, program development, international development, nonprofits, ngos and 19 more skills. She is proficient in French, Russian and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian. Colleagues describe her as "Amy is one of THE smartest people with whom I’ve ever worked. We’ve built RefugePoint together over the past fifteen years. She’s been the COO, Chief Strategy Officer, and is now the Senior Advisor. What that all means is that she’s contributed in uniquely important ways. Her depth of knowledge and understanding of the field of forced displacement are remarkable. Her writing and analytic abilities are superb. Her speeches and presentations are fantastic. Her vision and insights about how refugee response could and should operate have contributed enormously to the betterment of this field. She’s a recipient of the Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which recognized her unique contributions. I regularly learn from her and feel that my own understanding of refugee response is deepened thanks of her. I hold her in the highest esteem. "