Amy Webber is Chief Executive Officer at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., an independent financial solutions firm serving 4,100 advisors nationwide. Hired as the firm’s 22nd associate in 1998, Webber served in a variety of high-ranking roles before becoming the second CEO in Cambridge’s nearly 45-year history, succeeding Founder Eric Schwartz in 2016. She helped establish Cambridge’s Community of Women (CCW), New Century Council, and The Next Step® internship program, and delivers valuable insights through her biweekly ‘Cambridge Stronger’ podcast series. Over the past year, that mission to be on the leading edge of the AI movement has been a top strategic priority for Amy and Cambridge. The firm debuted its Agentic AI account opening tool in 2025, the first solution of its kind in the wealth management industry at the time. The tool delivers in 17 minutes what previously took a small team nine days to accomplish. Less than six months later, Cambridge introduced “Indy,” its proprietary AI-powered chat assistant.