Team
Mike Emerson
Mike is passionate about building operational infrastructure that enables organizations to achieve the next level of performance.
He has more than 20 years of senior executive leadership experience in P&L management, capital raising, corporate development, operations, sales, marketing, partnerships, and product development. He is a three-time co-founder and has driven growth in startup, founder-financed, venture capital-backed, private equity-backed, and publicly traded companies. He serves as a Board Director for privately held companies and non-profits. He is particularly effective at partnering with visionary founders to operationalize the growth plan, including strategy development, process implementation, and leading high functioning teams.
Mike holds an MBA from Wharton and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Wisconsin.
Erika Benke Emerson
Erika is passionate about advancing patient-centered policies at the state and national levels to help secure effective, affordable physical and behavioral health care for everyone.
She has more than 20 years of health policy and advocacy experience, including health care and pharmaceutical public policy, issues management, strategic communications and stakeholder relations. Serving both for-profit and non-profit organizations, she is committed to breaking down barriers to quality health care and pharmaceutical access for people living with chronic disease. Her pharmaceutical industry experience and knowledge of the U.S. health care system lend unique insight on state and federal policies impacting health care access, quality and value.
Erika earned a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin.
