The economic and social policies we design today will have a profound impact on the economic prosperity and quality of life of citizens for generations to come.

Emma Buchanan

Partner, Strategy and Transactions, Ernst & Young

Passionate public policy strategist. Advocate for women in economics. Lover of numbers and long hikes. Mom to three boys.

Emma is a public sector strategist and economist who helps governments deliver the best possible outcomes for citizens. She works with public sector leaders to deliver policy transformations that improve the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people.

Emma has worked with governments and businesses in Australia, Europe and Asia to help deliver complex policy reforms across a range of sectors. Prior to consulting, Emma worked for the Australian government on international trade negotiations and studied economics at the University of Sydney.

How Emma is building a better working world

Emma works across the policy lifecycle to develop outcome-based approaches to complex problems. She is passionate about data-driven approaches to policy design and market reforms that deliver enduring and sustainable outcomes. Emma has shaped major reforms and investment decisions across aged care, disability, veterans care and infrastructure sectors. She has delivered complex market strategies across the care sector that enable governments to steward markets so that they provide quality service to vulnerable people.

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