Amy Nakamoto

As Executive Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Alliances at Discovery Education, Amy leads social impact strategy connecting corporate and community partners to K-12 school classrooms via real-world content, large-scale critical issue coalitions, and direct partnerships with school districts. CEP serves as the social impact partner to more than 60 companies, nonprofits, and government agencies, uniquely positioning Discovery Education in schools as the best-in-class education technology solution infused with real-world experiences that take students and teachers beyond the classroom. During her professional career, Amy has worked at the intersection of the education, nonprofit, corporate, and government sectors to address challenges and opportunities that support the positive development of students, young people, and related stakeholders. Previously, she has served as an executive director and board member of youth-focused nonprofits, led grantmaking and philanthropic strategy in the private foundation sector. Since joining Discovery Education in 2017, Amy has elevated the role of multi-sector partnership development to specifically focus on the K-12 landscape. Amy has a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University, as well as master’s degrees in sport science from University of North Carolina at Greensboro and education from University of Pennsylvania. She lives outside of Washington, DC with her husband, four children, and two dogs.