Amy Horner

An accomplished executive with a track record of successfully leading collaborative strategic planning initiatives throughout her career, Amy founded True Nine in 2023 to help professionals embrace the opportunities and challenges made possible by change. She is well known for her unwavering dedication to leading authentically, celebrating change and mentoring others. She has been awarded Ignition’s Top 50 Women in Accounting and recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Leadership Voice.

Before founding True Nine, Amy was the COO and CFO for multiple organizations, guiding them through periods of intense change. In these roles, she led strategic planning and innovation initiatives that resulted in diversified revenue streams, new and expanded service offerings, better brand awareness, increased market share, a more engaged workforce and improved financial results.

A “true nine” who wore the number throughout her soccer career, Amy’s passion for a team’s ultimate success, on-field experiences, and ability to remain calm under pressure are prevalent in her client relationships, collaborative approach to strategy development and execution and quick instincts when presented with challenges or opportunities.

Amy earned her Bachelor’s in Accounting from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she was a student-athlete on the first PSAC Championship Women’s Varsity Soccer Team. A proud Keystone State native, she furthered her education with an MBA from Penn State University. She is a Doctorate in Business Administration scholar at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with anticipated graduation in May 2025. Her research focuses on the relationship between leadership team diversity and strategic change.