Emily Herzog is the Project Management Assistant of the Connecting Business initiative (CBi) based in Geneva, Switzerland.
She previously supported UN OCHA Geneva's Emergency Response Section assisting the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group's Secretariat with strengthening the capacity of urban search and rescue teams for disaster preparedness and response. Prior to joining the UN, she served as the County of Hawaii's Economic Recovery Coordinator assisting local businesses address and evolve from the continued impacts of COVID-19. Emily has interned with the U.S. Mission in Geneva’s Humanitarian Affairs team and with an international advocacy NGO in Sri Lanka.
Emily graduated with a Master in International Affairs from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. Before pursuing her Master, she began her career as a Paralegal Specialist with the U.S. Department of Justice's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section in Washington, D.C.