Emily Kerman - Staff - Obama Presidency Oral History

Director of Finance and Administration, Incite

Emily Kerman

Director of Finance and Administration at Incite.

Emily served in a variety of roles for Incite from 2015 through 2023. In 2015, she joined the team as an assistant researcher on the Tunisian Transition Project. As Director of Finance and Administration, Emily managed day-to-day activities and events, administrative tasks to support staff and primary investigators, and she contributed research to different projects and initiatives at Incite.

Emily also worked for the Deepak and Neera Raj Center on Indian Economic Policies, where she provided logistical and administrative support for the center and its policy initiatives. Emily attended Columbia University as an undergrad, where she majored in sociology while working part-time at Incite. Emily’s BA thesis examined the differences in outcomes between students in New York City who attended charter high schools and those who attended traditional public schools.