The Principals
Operators who have run what they advise on.
A principal-led boutique. A named, credentialed practitioner — not an anonymous bench. She signs the work; she does the work.
- Founded 2014
- Washington, D.C.
- Principal-led engagements
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Founder & Principal · JD, PhD
Amy Lynn (Aly) Kedron
University at Buffalo– and Columbia-trained lawyer and scholar whose career runs through public-private dealmaking, governance, and institutional work — from a Buffalo origin story to building the Cornell ILR think tank and leading $1B+ in community and economic development.
Credentials & Experience
- ›JD — University at Buffalo School of Law
- ›PhD — University at Buffalo
- ›MA, MA — Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- ›Director of Real Estate Development — led $1B+ mixed-use development initiative through regulatory, financial, and political complexity
- ›COO & Embedded Principal — law firm merger stabilization and AI transformation
- ›Cornell University ILR — co-founded policy think tank; community-benefit agreements drove $40M waterfront redevelopment (The Economist)
- ›Buffalo First Initiative — buy-local economic recovery model profiled as a national case study (Reuters)
- ›Board service and executive roles across energy, real estate, technology, and law
- ›GeoPoliticus — executive advisory practice, Est. 2014, Washington, D.C.
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