Emily Yu

Field Catalysts

2021 - 2022

Focus Area:
Community HealthRacial Equity
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Chief Partnerships and Program Officer, Newman’s Own Foundation
Founder & CEO, AI PRIORI, INC
Washington, District of Columbia

Emily is committed to driving innovations that ensure everyone can be healthy and thrive. A social entrepreneur, speaker, and published author with more than 20 years of experience in
the social sector, Emily is changing how change is made to tackle society’s most pressing challenges.

As an outspoken advocate for developing responsible AI applications for the social sector, Emily founded AI PRIORI—a B2B and B2C SaaS platform that helps changemakers identify the most
relevant information across all their documents, and generate insights for greater impact. She also currently helps the Newman’s Own Foundation realize its mission to nourish and transform
the lives of children who face adversity as its Chief Partnerships and Program Officer. In this role, Emily forges innovative initiatives ranging from grant cycles and strategic planning to
dynamic collaborations with cross-sector partners.

Honors include being chosen as a Halcyon Fellow, Center for Community Investment Field Catalyst Fellow, and a Terrance Keenan Institute Fellow. She earned her MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business and her BS from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.