Emma Burrows
Partner, expert in Government and Public Services
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"In today's rapidly evolving landscape, staying ahead requires more than just incremental improvements. Defence needs to leverage the latest advancements in technologies, such as Digital and AI, to gain a significant competitive advantage. This will require a whole-of-society approach and each and every one of us has a vital role to play in the security of our nation."
At a glance:
Joined Baringa in
2025
Works across
Expert in Government and Public Sector, leading Baringa's defence market
Favourite place in the world?
Canada
In detail:
Emma joined Baringa in 2025, bringing over 20 years of experience in the defence, central and local government sectors. She is a chartered project professional with an MSc in transformational leadership and is an ICF-qualified professional leadership coach. Emma has extensive experience in complex programme and transformation delivery.
Passionate about supporting defence outcomes, Emma has a credible background and purpose driven approach to making a difference in all that she does. She excels in building relationships and highly motivated teams, creating core stakeholder networks at all levels, and delivering large, complex programmes across diverse markets. Her expertise includes optimising business-led transformations, embedding sustainability into portfolios, programmes, and projects, implementing technology-enabled solutions, and managing multi-supplier outsourcing, procurement, infrastructure, and contracts.
With her people first approach, Emma places others at the heart of her work, drawing energy from the diversity of challenges, and driving improved performance and evidence-based decision-making with pragmatic and affordable solutions that deliver outcomes. Her excellent interpersonal skills are reflected in the high regard in which she is held and the long-standing, trusted relationships she has developed throughout her career. Emma leads by example, fosters supportive environments, and is passionate about innovation and the progression of others.
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