Amanda Clack

Amanda is Partner at HKA where she is the CEO for the EMEA Region and is a member of the global ExCom. With nearly 40 years in the built environment sector, she is a senior business leader and is listed in Who’s Who as a senior property professional in real estate, infrastructure and construction.

She was the Global President of RICS, becoming the longest serving President in 123 years. In addition, she was also a Senior Special Advisor to the Construction Leadership Council in the UK, and is a member of the Mayor of London’s Infrastructure Advisory Panel. She is also the Chair of a University (UCEM) that specilaises in providing on-line learning for degrees to those studying in the built environment where she is the Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Previously Amanda was an Executive Director at CBRE where she was on the Board and Chaired the Strategy Board. She was a Partner at EY LLP (Head of Infrastructure Advisory) and was a Partner at PwC LLP. She was also a Non-Executive Director of Countryside Partnerships LLP.
Amanda is a chartered quantity surveyor and chartered civil engineer, certified management consultant and a specialist in programme management and business transformation. Previously, Amanda has managed and turned around some the most high risk, high profile and complex programmes for government and the private sector. As well as having advised government on a portfolio of over 200 projects with a total whole life cost of £805bn and £758bn of monetised benefits. Amanda was also an expert adviser to the UK government keep people safe in buildings following the Grenfell fire in 2017.

Amanda is a Fellow of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Institution of Civil Engineers, The Association for Project Management, Chartered Management Institute, Institute of Consulting and the Royal Society of Arts. She is a Certified Management Consultant and Companion of the Institute of Management. Amanda received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from the University of Westminster in November 2019 for her outstanding contribution to building safety and diversity and inclusion in the Built Environment, and also an Honorary Doctor of Professional Practice from The University of Wolverhampton.

Amanda is a published author and speaker on areas such as strategy, digital, cities, placemaking, real estate and the war of talent. She is also a strong advocate of ED&I and is a published author on the subject. She was named: The Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report 2021 – 100 Women to Watch (2021); 50 Leading Lights for Kindness & Leadership (2019), BIS Now Top 51 Influential Women in Real Estate (2018), City AM Power 100 Women list (2016) and a Mover and Shaker of 2015 in ICAEW’s Global Finance 50.