Emma Furniss.

Chief People Officer.

Emma Furniss began her career in 2007 as a Strategy Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. She led multi-industry strategic assignments, focusing on the energy and consumer sectors. After eight years, Emma joined the Human resources team at Philips where she held several positions. Emma served as Chief of Staff to the Chief Human Resources Officer and then became HRBP for Population Health Management. In 2018, she was appointed Head of HR for Innovation & Strategy. In 2020, Emma became Global Head of Learning, Talent, and Leadership for the entire Philips organization. In 2022, she was appointed Head of HR for Health Systems Businesses. Emma holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts (Honours) in Modern History, a PhD in History from Oxford University and an MBA from Columbia University (New York).