EMILY L WALKER
| E-mail: emily@emilylwalker.com |
| Senior Executive prominent in key government, financial services and humanitarian circles globally, acknowledged for contributions concerning major national and international issues. Hallmarks include strong global relationships and on-going networks with a distinctive track record in devising and realizing innovative initiatives, delivering unique contributions and impact. | ||
| CONSULTANT / SPEAKER | August 2008 - Present | |
| London, England | ||
| Investing
in Iraq: acting to foster private sector investment in Iraq
following two-month assignment as consultant under Department of
Defense contract in Kurdistan; interviewed by Sir David Frost on
"Frost Across the World" on Al Jazeera English on April 17,
2009 about investment opportunities in Iraq; represented Crisis
Response Journal at UK Government sponsored Invest Iraq
conference; acting as agent of MIGA (Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency) of the World Bank Group, bringing private sector
deals to the group for political risk insurance.
Public Speaking: speaking regularly on such topics as "Business Resilience", "Emergency Preparedness", and "Lessons Learned from 9-11" in diverse forums in the US and abroad; frequently appearing on television and radio, including BBC TV and Radio, and Sky News. |
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| BARCLAYS | January 2008 - July 2008 | |
| London, England | ||
| Director: Corporate Affairs Global Retail & Commercial Banking (GRCB) | ||
| Head of Corporate Affairs Office for CEO of GRCB, with responsibility for Strategic Positioning for GRCB CEO, Internal Communications (video/intranet), Media Relations, Investor Relations, Philanthropy, Public Policy (Government Affairs) including Financial Inclusion, Environmental Strategic Initiatives, and Business Continuity Communications | ||
| CITIGROUP | June 2004 - September 2007 | |
| London, England | ||
| Managing Director: Chief of Staff - Emerging Markets Corporate Banking (EMCB) | ||
| Supported the Global Head, EMCB ($2 billion corporate and investment banking business globally) in Strategic Planning, Corporate Reporting, Continuity of Business Planning, Operational Risk Reporting, management reviews, off-sites, human resource issues and global meetings (IMF, Davos). Initiated the Global Banking relationship with the World Food Programme which included site visits to the tsunami-stricken regions of Banda Aceh, Indonesia and Gulu, in northern Uganda. | ||
| UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME | ||
| (WFP) | January 2006 - February 2007 | |
| London, England and Rome, Italy | ||
| Executive Business Advisor to the Executive Director | ||
| Seconded by Citigroup to develop the WFP Emergency Network (a first-of-its-kind pre-planned disaster response network) which was launched on January 25, 2007 at the World Economic Forum. Assisted the Executive Director of the WFP in private sector fundraising and strategy on developing private sector partners. Also helped to plan Executive Director's transition from WFP. Team member of UN Special Envoy to Southern Africa mission in December 2006 to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique. Spoke at numerous UN and other conferences on public-private sector partnerships for humanitarian issues and disaster preparedness. | ||
| NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES | ||
| (9-11 COMMISSION) | April 2003 - June 2004 | |
| New York, NY and Washington, DC | ||
| Professional Staff Member and Family Liaison | ||
| Member of the New York Team, which wrote "Chapter 9: Heroism and Horror” of the 9-11 Commission Report. Researched and wrote the Commission’s work on the private sector experience on September 11 and the closing and re-opening of the NY Stock Exchange. Developed the agenda, content and speakers for the November 2003 hearing on Private Sector Preparedness at Drew University and the May 2004 NYC hearing on the story of 9-11. Developed the Commission’s recommendation for the National Standard for Emergency Preparedness (NFPA 1900) and lobbied for the insertion of this standard in the US Department of Homeland Security’s Ready.Gov business campaign as well as the December 2004 Intelligence Legislation passed by the US Congress. Received the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 2004 “Chairman’s Award” for work on the National Preparedness Standard. | ||
| CITIGROUP | May 1995 - March 2003 | ||
| Managing Director: Chief of Staff to CEO Global Wealth Management | 2002 - 2003 | ||
| New York, NY and Stamford, CT | |||
| Asset Management, Smith Barney and Private Bank | |||
| Managing Director: Head of Cross-Sell - Citigroup Asset Management | 2001 - 2002 | ||
| New York, NY and Stamford, CT | |||
| Based at the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001. | |||
| Head of International Strategic Planning - Traveler’s Life & Annuity | 1999 - 2000 | ||
| Hartford, CT | |||
| Assisted in development of Citigroup’s global insurance strategy. | |||
| Chief of Staff to Co-CEO’s of Global Corporate & Investment Bank | 1998 - 1999 | ||
| New York, NY | |||
| Led merger teams of Citibank and Salomon Smith Barney. | |||
| Chief of Staff to Executive Vice President of Citibank Emerging Markets | 1995 - 1998 | ||
| London, England | |||
| Developed and rolled out global Emerging Markets Strategy, including regular video series on global strategic plans. | |||
| CONSULTANT | 1993 - 1995 | |
| Alexandria, VA | ||
| Worked on PhD at London School of Economics in Political Economy. Executed projects for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Annual Meetings. | ||
| EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| (EBRD) | 1991 - 1993 | |
| London, England | ||
| Alternate United States Director on the Board of Directors | ||
| Represented the United States in negotiations to establish the first new international organization since WWII devoted to promoting democracy and lending to both the public and private sectors following the fall of the Berlin Wall. | ||
| UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY | 1988 - 1990 | |
| Washington, DC | ||
| Executive Secretary to the Secretary of the Treasury | ||
| Acted as Principal Private Secretary to Nicholas F. Brady. Created first child care center for the US Treasury, “US Kids”, a 501c3 organization to take care of Government employees' children. | ||
| INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) | 1981 - 1988 | |
| Washington, DC | ||
| Assistant to the United States Director on the Board of Directors | ||
| EDUCATION: | ||
| M.A. | Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies | 1981 |
| Bologna, Italy and Washington, DC | ||
| B.A. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1978 |
| Dual Major: International Affairs and French | ||
| Vanderbilt-in-France, Aix-en-Provence, France | 1976 | |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: | ||
| LANGUAGES: English / French / Italian
CITIZENSHIP: US / Visa to work in UK CERTIFICATION: Investment Management Certificate - UKSIP 2007 |
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