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Amy Siskind, born December 16, 1965, is an American activist and writer. She grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and pursued higher education at Cornell University and New York University's Stern School of Business, earning degrees in economics and finance.

Siskind had a significant career on Wall Street, becoming a pioneer in the distressed debt trading market and achieving the position of Managing Director at Wasserstein Perella & Co. She later held leadership roles at Morgan Stanley and Imperial Capital before retiring from finance in 2006. Following her Wall Street career, Siskind became deeply involved in political activism. She co-founded The New Agenda in 2008, a non-profit organization focused on systemic change to improve the lives of women and girls. Siskind is also recognized for her early support of the Me Too movement. Her activism led her to organize events such as the We the People March in 2019.

Amy Siskind is widely recognized for her role as an activist and writer, particularly for her project documenting the Trump administration. Beginning in November 2016, she started compiling a weekly list of events she deemed outside the norm for American democracy, sharing these observations on social media. This effort culminated in the publication of "The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump's First Year" in March 2018. The Library of Congress began archiving her weekly reports in July 2017. Siskind also launched "The Weekly List" podcast in 2018 to accompany her lists, which received recognition from publications like Forbes and Marie Claire. Her public stance has led to significant attention, including death threats. In 2021, she donated the collection of "The List" to the Annenberg School library.

In 2008, Siskind co-founded The New Agenda, an organization committed to advancing the well-being of women and girls through systemic change in various societal spheres, including media, the workplace, education, and home life. As president of the organization, she has focused on critical issues such as pay discrimination and sexual harassment. Siskind was an early adopter of the Me Too movement, expressing her support shortly after its inception. Her activism has also involved community organizing, such as arranging an anti-hate vigil in her community following the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, an event that drew an uninvited appearance from the founder of the Proud Boys.