Emily Burden has worked for liberal arts-focused nonprofits in Washington, DC since 2021, including as associate director of the Hertog Foundation and manager at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). She is an alumna of fellowships with The Fund for American Studies, Stand Together’s Koch Associate Program, and a part of the American Enterprise Institute’s Millennial Leadership Network. Emily graduated from Brigham Young University in 2020 with a degree in flute performance and maintains a small flute studio in Northern Virginia.