Since January 2024, Emily has been Head of External Affairs & Policy at the Crown Estate. Previously, she worked as Strategy Director in the Home Office from September 2020, having built central strategy functions within the migration and borders portfolio. This role was responsible for the creation and implementation of strategy for some of the governments most complex agendas, including homeland security, migration and crime. She also oversaw the Private Offices and Parliamentary teams within the department.

Prior to her strategy focus, Emily worked in a diverse range of operational, policy, strategy, and private secretary roles across the Home Office, notably in migration, asylum, policing and national security.

She has spent much of her career working closely with the Ministerial teams and political colleagues, most recently as the Principal Private Secretary to the Home Secretary.

She holds a BA in Politics from Nottingham University and a MA in Conflict, Security and Development from Kings College London.