As the CEO of The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), Amy R. Mack, MSES/MPA, brings more than 30+ years leading mission and service-oriented organizations, focused on empowering individuals and communities to drive systems change. First joining IFM in 2017 as Chief Operating Officer and serving as Chief Executive Officer since April 2018, Amy ensures the learner-focused delivery of rigorous, ACCME-accredited functional medicine education and training for practitioners around the globe.
Amy led the organization through the pandemic ensuring continued delivery of its interprofessional functional medicine programs for practitioners, while also developing and implementing functional medicine standards for education and training, clinical patient care, and research and publications. More recently, Amy positioned the organization to convene the first ever International Board of Functional Medicine Certification (IBFMC), responsible for oversight of the newly launched Functional Medicine Certification ProgramTM. With the financial support of a diversified revenue portfolio, exceptional executive leadership and a talented and compassionate staff, Amy is committed to ensuring IFM’s long-term capacity to train practitioners, enhance patient outcomes and improve population health through the widespread adoption of functional medicine worldwide.
Before joining IFM, Amy served in government and non-profit leadership roles including as the Executive Director of Year Up Puget Sound, a non-profit organization that provides skills training for opportunity youth. She was previously the President/CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound (Seattle, WA) and Big Brothers Big Sisters in Forsyth and Davie Counties (Winston-Salem, NC). Amy also worked in city, county, and federal government agencies, including as the Chief of Staff for the Corporation for National and Community Service in Washington, DC, the independent federal agency that oversees the AmeriCorps program. Amy lives in Seattle with her husband, David, their son, Duncan, and their dog, Diesel.