About Amy

Amy Myers was not born into a society of social justice and entrepreneurship. She grew up in the small city of Greenville, Ohio, one of two siblings in a working-class household. In 1990, she left Ohio to attend American University, where she majored in international studies.

In her sophomore year, she and Mike Gannon started dating and soon became serious. After Amy graduated in 1994, the young couple spent four years in Atlanta. Mike worked for CNN and Amy for a rape crisis center and The Boys and Girls Club. They moved to Boston in 1999, where Amy earned an MBA. She then pursued her PhD in Business Administration, with a focus on organizational behavior. Aaron was born in 2003 and Jocelyn in 2006. After Amy graduated, the young family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where Amy joined the faculty of Edgewood College School of Business.

In Madison, the Gannon family forged a tight community of friends and colleagues. Amy co-founded Doyenne, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs. Despite hectic schedules full of work, sports, and school, the family enjoyed nightly dinners and regular hikes along with lake, as well as unforgettable trips abroad.

Amy is remembered by colleagues and friends as a great mind and even greater human. She was warm, talkative, and energetic, with a bubbly wit and a spirited way of talking with her hands and laughing with her whole body. She was thoughtful and opinionated, yet reassuring and nonjudgmental. She never shied away from big ideas or backed down from a challenge. When she turned her attention your way, you felt like the only person in existence. And though she was almost always running late, she prioritized connecting on a personal level as well as a professional one. She cherished the community of social justice warriors she led and followed — and most of all she adored her bright, kind, caring husband and kids.