Émilie Nollet holds a PhD in business administration, management, strategy and entrepreneurship option, from HEC Montréal. Her doctoral research focused on food studies, entrepreneurship and social inclusion, especially in the context of marketing a service that presents a risk of gentrification for communities. She is co-founder of ÉAU, a social innovation company that has won awards for its business model and its contribution to social innovation research.

Émilie is currently doing a post-doctoral fellowship at Saint Paul University on topics related to inclusive leadership and moral foundations theory. She is interested in ways to build consensus for the creation or implementation of large-scale projects.