Emma Hanes

Emma Hanes serves as the Senior Director of Economic Policy Evaluation at Verian Group, leading evaluations on various economic policy interventions since September 2025. Prior to this role, Emma was an Associate Director at Steer from July 2024 to September 2025, and held multiple positions at Steer Economic Development from September 2019 to September 2025, including Principal Consultant. Emma also worked as a Finance Advisor at Rio Tinto from February 2017 to July 2019, focusing on corporate finance strategies, as well as a Senior Business Analyst specializing in shipping analytics within Rio Tinto's maritime branch. Earlier experience includes serving as an Economic Advisor at the Department for Transport in the United Kingdom from March 2012 to July 2016, concentrating on aviation capacity and road transport policy, and as an Assistant Economist at The Home Office from September 2008 to March 2012. Emma holds a Master of Science in Economics from UCL and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with European Study from the University of Exeter.