Emily Akers

• Master's in International Development, Violence and Conflict, SOAS University
• BA, Journalism, Film and Media, Cardiff University

Emily is currently an Associate Director, working across the Africa regional team, with consulting experience across sectors and regions. This includes leading delivery support to Delivery partners and Units, including the President’s Delivery Unit in Zambia, the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit in Uganda, the Premier’s Delivery Unit in Western Australia, and Ministerial Delivery Teams in Education (Ethiopia), Health (Nigeria, Central African Republic), and beyond.

She has worked across practices, partnering with governments, philanthropies, and international social impact funds (such as IFAD and the Islamic Development Bank), and led product development for the Delivery Institute work at DA. Emily has also contributed to DA's global response work on COVID-19, including the Global Pathfinder Report.

Emily was previously the Global Chief of Staff, working with the CEO, Executive, and Governance leadership to develop and execute the organisation’s global strategies.

Emily is an inaugural Advanced Regenerative Intelligence Fellow, qualifying in regenerative solutions through a program developed by the founders of Project Drawdown, strengthening her leadership in climate and sustainability.

Before joining DA, Emily established and scaled STIR Education, a systems-strengthening organisation designed to bring focus to the importance of intrinsic motivation at every level of Uganda and India’s education systems.

Emily has also independently consulted on strategies for the Department for International Development (DfID), the UN Education Commission, and philanthropic foundations across the region.