Amanda OBrien
Partner,
Private equity, media and technology expert with over 10 years of experience advising clients on due diligence, commercial excellence, and organizational design
About Amanda
Expertise
- Media private equity diligence specialist; former sell-side equity analyst and CFA charterholder
Amanda OBrien is a member of our Private Equity, Media and Technology practices.
She has more than 10 years of consulting experience and primarily advises private equity and media clients across the technology and media (OTT, video games, media services) sectors. She is an expert on due diligence, commercial excellence, and organizational design. Amanda has additionally led work bringing organizational best practices to the education sector.
In addition to her client work, she is an active member of our Social Impact practice and our Womxn at Bain affinity group.
She holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and an undergraduate degree, with honors, from Northeastern University. Amanda has been a Chartered Financial Analyst since 2011.
Recent Insights
- “Not Yet, Robots: How to Win in Media’s Flooded Era,” Brief, August 2025
- “Level Up: The Future of Video Games Is Bright ,” Brief, October 2022
- “Games Are the Gateway to the Metaverse,” Interactive, September 2022
- “Young Gamers and the Metaverse: How the Rules of Success Are Changing,” Brief, July 2022