Amy Cunningham

Amy (Cunningham) Leibach is currently the Head of Media Policy, Global Affairs & Public Policy at YouTube, based in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.1 She previously held the position of Senior Manager - Media, Digital Economy, and Global Institutions - Global Public Policy at The Walt Disney Company from January 2018 to June 2021.1

Professional Experience

Amy has an extensive background in public policy, particularly focusing on:

• International regulation in tech policy
• Digital safety and wellbeing (with a concentration on children)
• Content standards
• OTT services design

Prior to her current role, she briefly served as Director of Global Public Policy at The Walt Disney Company for two months in 2021.1

Previous Roles

Before joining The Walt Disney Company, Amy held several notable positions:

• Senior Advisor at the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) in Geneva, Switzerland (2014-2017)
• Associate Director and Assistant Director of Religion and Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (2010-2014)

Education

Amy's educational background includes:

• Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Relations with Honors from University College Dublin (2008-2010)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and French from Fordham University (2004-2008)1

Skills and Expertise

Throughout her career, Amy has developed expertise in:

• Foreign policy, with a focus on preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE)
• Strategy and business development
• Coalition-building and project management
• Research and communications

She is also a published author on topics such as transnational terrorism, migration, security and development, and public-private partnerships.1