Amanda N. Jackson is a PhD student in Economics at Howard University, where her research focuses on monetary policy, financial regulation, and reparative finance, with an emphasis on how financial systems reproduce inequality and regulatory frameworks can support economic repair.

Previously, Amanda served as Director of Consumer Campaigns at Americans for Financial Reform, where she led national advocacy efforts on debt justice, Wall Street accountability, and consumer financial protection. She brings more than fifteen years of experience in grassroots organizing and policy advocacy and has led campaigns securing more than $9 million in corporate economic commitments, including contributions to a reparations fund for survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

Her work has been featured in Politico, Reuters, The Washington Post, Business Insider, and other media outlets.