Prior to that she was BT's Chief Economist, leading on a wide range of strategy, policy and commercial issues for BT. Emily also acted as a Trustee Director for the BT pension scheme, one of the UK's largest company pension schemes with over £35bn of assets and around 258,000 members.

Emily started her career as a professional economist working in consultancy where she advised on the economic regulation of utilities and environmental regulation, as well as competition cases, litigation and arbitration disputes across a range of sectors. As a Director at a City law firm, Emily continued to provide economic advice and analysis on a range of competition matters, particularly to clients in the TMT and financial sectors. She was also involved in running the firm’s women’s network and helped to embed a range of gender diversity initiatives.

Emily lives in London with her husband and three children. She spends her time at the gigs of her middle child (who drums) or playing the cello with a local orchestra, as well as visiting the Welsh coast where she grew up.