Emily Wilder

Emily Wilder is an accomplished Senior Program Manager in Education at the Merchant Risk Council, focused on empowering e-commerce payments and fraud prevention professionals. With extensive experience across various leadership roles, including Program Manager at Wilder Leadership and Associate Director of Business Operations at the University of Kansas Transportation Center, Emily has successfully redesigned project management and budgeting processes, enhanced virtual training during the COVID-19 pandemic, and established accessible training centers statewide. Educationally, Emily holds an M.S. in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, complemented by additional training at Harvard Kennedy School.