Amy Gershkoff Bolles, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Amy Gershkoff Bolles is an executive with experience as a founder, CEO, COO, advisor, and Board Director for private and public companies. As Midi’s COO, she applies her expertise in strategy, operations, and finance, and taps her proven track record of accelerating profitable growth and expanding margin in growth stage businesses. Prior to joining Midi, she held senior executive roles at Levi Strauss & Co. and WPP, and led all media & analytics for Obama’s 2012 campaign. Dr. Bolles also brings board experience in marketplace businesses including Minted, Havenly, and BoatsGroup. Her deep understanding of technology and AI stems from over a decade leading product and engineering teams at companies including eBay and Zynga, coupled with a Ph.D. in quantitative methods from Princeton University. Her capital markets experience includes serving as SEAC Board Director, where she led the Transaction Committee for the $4.6B spin-off of Lionsgate Studios.

Dr. Bolles has been named to the Global Top 100 Innovators list, Top 50 Women to Watch in Tech, and San Francisco's Most Influential Women in Business.  Her articles have appeared in the Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, TechCrunch, and Business Insider, and she has been a commentator on NPR, Bloomberg News, ABC, and for the New York Times.