Ms. Skinner is Partner and co-founder of AUM Partners, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in leadership development at financial services firms, where she worked from its founding in September 2009 to April 2018 and then since 2019. Ms. Skinner also currently serves as an independent corporate director for Fenimore Asset Management, a privately-held investment advisory firm, a position she has held since August 2019. She has also served since April 2020 as the Vice-President of Women Investment Professionals, a non-profit supporting women in the financial services industry. A Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst, Ms. Skinner served as Chief Administrative Officer – Investments, for Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc., a publicly-traded independent active asset manager, from April 2018 to July 2019 after serving as an independent member of the Board of Directors of Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. from May 2010 to May 2018. While serving on the Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. Board of Directors, Ms. Skinner was chair of the Compensation Committee from 2011 to 2018, an audit committee financial expert on the Audit Committee from 2010 to 2018, and a member of the Nominating/Governance Committee.
Ms. Skinner has over 35 years of experience in the areas of investment management, finance, leadership and consulting. Ms. Skinner’s work on past and current boards as well as her work as an executive and consultant with AUM Partners, LLC allow her to contribute to the Board not only her strong quantitative perspective, but also her equally strong non-quantitative experience working with leaders and their teams.