Biography
Emily Courey Pryor is a social entrepreneur, investor, and advocate. As founding executive director of Data2X, she spent a decade working to decrease gender bias in global datasets and increase use of gender data for better, smarter decision making. She was a co-creator of Girl Up, a girl-centered leadership development initiative that activates girls and young women in 155 countries. Emily has worked in the public and private sectors on gender equality, global health, economic empowerment, and climate, through roles at the United Nations Foundation, Gilead Sciences, and the American Red Cross. She was founding investor in utility-scale solar firm, 7X Energy. Her current investments center on the intersection of climate & health; she is a co-owner of Helsinki-based Scope Impact. Emily received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and her graduate degree from the University of Michigan. Always up for adventure, she now lives in Portugal with her family.
Regional Focus
Central America, Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa