Stephen Rudy
CEO, Gradian Health Systems

Emily was instrumental in building Gradian from its early start up days into a social venture with medical technology installations in 22 countries. She is remarkably versatile, demonstrating an ability to learn complex operations and scale them. As an example, she built our social media from an embarrassing web site into a vibrant on-line presence across multiple outlets. Through her effort our work became visible to donors, physicians, advocacy groups and other constituents. She also designed much of our collateral and the graphic look we present in public. Emily played a key role in the design and execution of our finance system including accounting and reporting, and the complexities of managing transactions in multiple currencies. This ranged from creating Board packages to figuring out how to pay contractors in Sierra Leone. Emily managed our complex international logistics which includes shipping large machines to post-conflict countries, coordinating the international travel of clinical and engineering trainers, and organizing staff itineraries that left travel agents in tears. All this while managing the office. Emily is a skilled, enthusiastic and versatile team player with enormous passion and energy for what she does. This is someone I would recruit for the next start-up team.