Emma started as the London based programme manager for ActEarly in August 2021. She previously worked for 10 years as a project manager on NICE public health guidelines, and then spent 5 years as a programme manager with the NIHR Research Design Service South East. Whilst at NICE she worked on the report for the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health and has contributed to a number of research papers on this topic. She is excited to be involved in a project whose aim is to promote a healthier, fairer future for children living in deprived areas.