Emma provides support and guidance to ADB operations to engage with CSOs by building ADB’s institutional capacity to share knowledge and collaborate productively with CSOs. She is a management and participatory engagement consultant with 23 years of experience working with international organizations. Over the past decade, Emma worked with ADB on consulting assignments designed to increase civil society participation in ADB operations. This work provides her with a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities for increased ADB and civil society engagement.