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| Emily Walker is a senior global financial services
expert currently working to assist private sector investment in Iraq.
She represented Crisis Response Journal at the Invest Iraq conference
in London on April 30, 2009. Emily is an approved Finder for MIGA
(Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency) of the World Bank Group,
bringing private sector deals to the group for political risk insurance.
Emily is an active member of the Department of Homeland Security's Quadrennial Review Advisory Committee (QRAC) and has served since 2008 on the Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) Private Sector Advisory Committee (PVTSCAC). She speaks regularly on such topics as "Business Resilience", "Emergency Preparedness", and "Lessons Learned from 9-11" in diverse forums in the US and abroad. She has also been an active public commentator on US politics, appearing on many United Kingdom radio and television broadcasts regarding the US Presidential Elections and subsequent transition, the special relationship between the US and the UK, and the current global financial situation. In 2008, Emily served as Head of Corporate Affairs for Barclays Global Retail and Commercial Bank (GRCB) based in London with extensive global travel. In this position, she developed the organizational operating structure for the GRCB Corporate Affairs function, organized the first ever Investor Conference for the GRCB, and managed multiple key international engagements for the CEO of the GRCB. Prior to Barclays, Emily has 15 years experience with Citibank/Citigroup as a Managing Director in Emerging Markets Corporate Banking, Corporate and Investment Bank, Retail and Institutional Asset Management, Traveler’s Life and Annuity, and Global Wealth Management. During 2006 she was seconded by Citigroup to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome to launch an Emergency Network as part of the partnership between Citigroup and WFP. In this role, she travelled extensively with the UN Special Envoy to Southern Africa. In 2003 to 2004 she served on the “9-11 Commission” as Professional Staff Member and Family Liaison. She worked with the New York Team to research Chapter 9: Heroism and Horror of the Commission’s Report. Emily also spearheaded the recommendation for “National Standards for Emergency Preparedness” for the Private Sector, for which she received a National Award from the American National Standards Institute. Emily represented the United States on the Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London at its inception in 1991. From 1989 to 1990 she served as Executive Secretary to the US Secretary of the Treasury, Nicholas Brady. She worked on the Brady Debt plan and G-7 Coordination. She also worked for 8 years at the International Monetary Fund on staff and in the U.S. Director’s office. Emily has degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in International Affairs and French. She has passed the Investment Management Certificate part of the UKSIP Level 3 Certificate in Investment Management in the UK. Emily is an American living in London and has two daughters. |
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