Emily Ford is the Chief Strategy Officer of Envision Healthcare, leading brand and stakeholder engagement strategies and strategy management while ensuring organizational alignment with business objectives. She is a tenured executive and thought leader with more than 20 years of brand, strategy and talent management experience. Throughout her career, she has worked with leading companies in healthcare, education and sports to elevate brands and bring strategic alignment across business functions.
Before joining Envision in September 2024, Emily served as the Chief Strategy and Brand Officer of ChenMed, a primary care provider group focused on the senior population, where she led a focus on strategic discipline, brand education, user-centered design principles, organizational design and leadership. Her previous roles include Chief Brand and Strategy Officer at Duly Health & Care and Chief of Staff and Executive Director of Marketing and Communications at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She began her career at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
Emily earned her Bachelor of Science in exercise science from Grand Valley State University and her Master of Arts in sport management from Western Michigan University.