eMMA mYERS, RIF Program Manager

Emma joined RIF from the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, where she worked to connect small business owners, many of whom were immigrants, with business support services available around the city. Previously, she worked at the Center for International Private Enterprise in Washington, D.C. on a U.S. State Department project to set up food business incubators in Istanbul and southeast Turkey to integrate Syrian refugees into the economy there. Emma received her B.A. in International Relations from the University of Virginia in 2016 and her M.A. in International Relations from New York University in 2020.