Emma Kornetsky

Emma Kornetsky was an Assistant Director on the Homelessness & Housing team, where she led the team’s work supporting local governments to manage homeless response systems more effectively towards outcomes and advance homelessness prevention. 

Emma joined the GPL in 2020 as a member of the Children & Families team, where she supported Michigan’s Children’s Services Agency to connect families at risk of child welfare involvement to upstream community supports, and to improve the procurement, delivery, and management of contracted family support services. Prior to joining the GPL, Emma led government relations for the largest hunger-relief organization in the Philadelphia region. Emma holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management and a BA in Psychology from Haverford College, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her dog, and enjoys playing soccer and going on long walks with many stops for sweet treats.