James Amato
Founder & CEO | Entrepreneur | Design Thinker | Public Sector Strategist | Innovator | Super Connector | Advisor to Heart-Centered Leaders and Mission-Driven Organizations
- Role
- Strategic Growth Advisor at The Assembly
- Location
- Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Amato
Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked across economic development, higher education, nonprofits, skilled trades, corporate strategy, and entrepreneurship. I’ve partnered with cities, universities, life science firms, real estate developers, tourism authorities, and founders to attract investment, strengthen workforces, and elevate community identity.Today I work at the intersection of the public and private sectors—blending human-centered design, adaptive strategy, and AI-enabled insights to unlock what\'s already possible within the organizations I serve. I also serve in fractional executive roles: as Innovation Leader for Greenlight Community Broadband, advancing digital transformation and local self-reliance in Wilson, NC, and as Strategic Growth Leader for The Assembly Network, guiding statewide expansion and community engagement for North Carolina’s largest independent news organization.In every role—whether as a fractional executive, embedded advisor, or strategic facilitator—I bring the same focus: helping leaders move forward with confidence, agility, and purpose. Based in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Region | Inspired by what’s within.
Experience
Strategic Growth Advisor
Jun 2025 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US
I advise The Assembly Network, North Carolina’s largest independent news organization, on strategies to expand its statewide presence. My role goes beyond revenue generation to focus on partnerships, audience growth, and positioning the Network as a trusted platform for deep, thoughtful, fiercely nonpartisan and revelatory reporting and civic dialogue. I am particularly invested in helping the network expand it\'s coverage of economic and workforce development, technology, small business and entrepreneurship, higher education, and innovation.
Education
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Master of Arts, Higher Education Administration
2005 — 2007
West Liberty University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Elementary Education and Teaching
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