Prior to joining the firm, Emily served as a senior vice president at bipartisan, multi-client public affairs firm, where she led Senate Republican legislative affairs, engagement, and advocacy efforts and served as the chief tax policy director and Republican lead for banking and judiciary policy. She represented a wide range of clients before Congress and the Administration on matters involving federal tax, trade, and financial services policy, and developed and executed legislative, regulatory, and political strategies to advance client objectives.
Earlier in her career, she served as a senior advisor to US Senator Tim Scott and as staff director for the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, where she advised on tax and trade policy, developed and passed legislation, and worked closely with federal agencies on complex policy implementation. During her Senate tenure, Emily advised on federal tax policy throughout multiple reconciliation bills and all five rounds of COVID-19 relief. Additionally, she directed the vetting of judicial nominations, including three Supreme Court nominees. Prior to her time in policy advocacy, Emily served as a vice president and investment advisor at a global private wealth management firm, where she managed over US$115 million in private wealth and provided analysis on capital markets, federal tax policy, and macroeconomic developments.