Amy Goldman Fowler (born 1954) is an American billionaire heiress, gardener, author, artist, philanthropist, and advocate for seed saving and heirloom fruits and vegetables. She is one of the foremost heirloom plant conservationists in the US. Goldman has been called "perhaps the world's premier vegetable gardener" by Gregory Long, president emeritus of The New York Botanical Garden.

Early life and education

Fowler is the daughter of Lillian (née Schuman) and Sol Goldman. She has three siblings: Allan H. Goldman, Diane Goldman Kemper, and Jane Goldman. Her father was the largest non-institutional real estate investor in New York City in the 1980s, owning nearly 1900 commercial and residential properties. Her siblings, Allan Goldman and Jane Goldman manage the remaining real estate assets via the firm Solil Management. Her cousin, Lloyd Goldman, is a real-estate investor in New York City. Goldman earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Barnard College (1976), a master's in developmental psychology from Columbia University's Teachers College (1978), and a doctorate in clinical psychology (PhD) from Oklahoma State University in 1984.

Career

Goldman is an American businesswoman and gardener. She has been profiled by The New York Times in 2004, The Washington Post, The New York Sun in 2007 and several other publications including Organic Style and Horticulture magazine. In 2007, Goldman also appeared on Martha Stewart Living TV and PBS' The Victory Garden.

Awards

Her first three books and her last, The Melon, won American Horticultural Society Book of the Year awards.

Affiliations

Fowler is a trustee of both the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust and the Amy P. Goldman Foundation. She is also on the council of the New York Restoration Project. Goldman previously served as executive director of the Sol Goldman Charitable Trust of New York City. She is also a former vice chairman of the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) Board. In September 2014, Fowler was elected chairman of the Center for Jewish History, a position she held until December 2016. Goldman served on the board of directors of Seed Savers Exchange for more than ten years, half of that time as chair, and as of 2012 was a special advisor to the board. As of 2024, Goldman was one of the largest donors to Democratic Party candidates, having contributed over $27,000,000 in her lifetime.

Personal life

On April 28, 2012, Goldman married Cary Fowler at the terrace on top of the Arsenal in Central Park.