Emma is the founder and CEO of Twenty Percent, a Disability Inclusion Advisory working with corporate Australia.
With over 30 years consulting experience and having been born without a left hand, through her own lived experience Emma understands the challenges and opportunities of having a disability in corporate Australia.
Her extensive experience includes working in varied industries in Australia and overseas. As a managing director at Accenture, she was the executive sponsor for disability inclusion in ANZ Accenture for three years.
Emma is active in the community at the local and state levels. She is Victoria’s first one-armed surf lifesaver and she volunteers with Starfish Nippers, the life-saving skills program for children with a disability. She was appointed to Life Saving Victoria’s Audit, Finance and Risk Committee in 2019.
Emma has been a member of Bayside Council’s Disability Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee since its inception. In 2021, she was a nominee for Bayside Council’s Citizen of the Year. She has served as a board director of Leadership Victoria since 2021 and on Scope Australia’s Audit and Risk Committee, one of Australia’s largest disability service providers, since 2023.