Emily joined the San Francisco S&I team in May 2012 after graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles with an honours degree in Environmental Studies/Geography and Environmental Systems and Society. While working towards her degree at UCLA, she conducted primary remote sensing research and spent time abroad studying ecology, economics, and biology at Cambridge University. She started her work with the British Consulate as an intern for the Science and Innovation team in Los Angeles before becoming an officer in San Francisco.