Emily Auerbach
About Emily Auerbach
Emily Auerbach is the Associate Manager of Global Impact Initiatives at General Mills, with a background in brand management and environmental science.
Title at General Mills
Emily Auerbach serves as the Associate Manager of Global Impact Initiatives at General Mills. Her role focuses on providing thought leadership and best practices to associates who advance Global Impact projects. She is involved in increasing employees' awareness, desire, ability, and reinforcement for organizational change towards Global Impact business integration.
Experience in Brand Management
Emily Auerbach has extensive experience in brand management. She worked as an Associate Brand Manager at General Mills from 2020 to 2021. Prior to that, she held internships in brand management at Danone in the Greater Denver Area in 2019 and at Pepperidge Farm in Norwalk, CT in 2018. Through these roles, she combined creativity and analytics to drive successful brand strategies.
Education and Expertise
Emily holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Masters of Environmental Management (MEM) from Yale University, which she completed between 2017 and 2020. She also holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Environmental Science and Geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied from 2011 to 2015. Her academic background equips her with expertise in both business and environmental management.
Research and Sustainability Initiatives
Emily Auerbach's career includes substantial work in research and sustainability. She was a Research Assistant to the President at the World Cocoa Foundation and has been involved in various research internships, including at Universidad San Francisco de Quito and UW-Madison Long Term Research on Environmental Biology. She founded the Carolina Compost Initiative and advocated for working and edible landscapes at UNC-Chapel Hill, demonstrating her lifelong commitment to environmentalism and sustainable food systems.
Early Career and Internships
Emily's early career included diverse internships that spanned various sectors and geographic locations. She was a Chancellor's Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a co-founder of Climate Stories USA, and held multiple internships in environmental research and sustainability, including positions at The Farmery, Maya Mountain Research Farm in Belize, HOPE Gardens, and Mecklenburg County's Water Quality Program. These roles provided her with a broad base of experience in sustainability and environmental stewardship.