Emily Griffen has been facilitating professional development and organizational change projects, mainly within higher education, for fifteen years. In her current role at Amherst College, Emily leads a progressive, equity-driven career services function to support an extraordinarily diverse and talented student body. She manages a team of 20 professionals, steers an active alumni advisory board, and collaborates broadly with college leadership, faculty and donors. Through securing major philanthropic investments, Emily has developed unique and robust programs that reduce financial barriers to internships and strengthen career preparation and mentoring for first generation and/or low-income college students, among other initiatives. She serves on the Provost's Anti-Racism Leadership Group, which helps coordinate and guide inter-departmental strategies to achieve race equity at Amherst. Previously, Emily managed executive education programs for mid-career and senior executives, and built a career development and industry outreach platform for real estate development students, both at Columbia University. Before beginning her career in higher education administration, Emily was Director of Human Resources for the travel retail brand Flight 001, where she led recruitment, talent management and organization development initiatives, in addition to managing general human resources operations. As an independent coach and consultant, Emily has worked with young professionals transitioning into leadership roles, and examined and advised on inter-generational conflict and communication in the workplace. Emily holds a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts, with a concentration in fine art, from Sarah Lawrence College, and a Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has received coaching training from the Columbia Coaching Certification Program and the National Association of Colleges and Employers.