Amy MacKenzie, PMP, MA, is a Managing Associate Partner at 21FSP Advisory with more than a decade of experience in socio-economic research and collaborating with communities and organizations to develop clear paths towards their goals.
With a background in economic development, policy research, and journalism, Amy’s passion is helping communities and organizations identify solutions to complex problems through mixed-methods research and strategic planning.
Amy has led the development of many studies, strategies, options analyses, and policies for governments, non-profit organizations, and Indigenous communities with a focus on providing evidence-based solutions that are both realistic and future-focused. This includes recently leading the Socio-Economic Impact of Offshore Wind study for Net Zero Atlantic, as well as an initial socio-economic impact study for the Committee for the Regional Assessment of Offshore Wind in Nova Scotia.
Amy is passionate about finding systemic-level solutions to the challenges facing society in this time of disruption and has applied this interest to projects focused on the renewable energy transition, housing solutions, green transportation, improving accessibility of health care, inclusive economic development, among others.
She is also a published author, award-winning researcher, and former journalist.