# Emma Thornberg > Growth @ Ramp Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/emmathornberg 💳 Helping finance teams spend smarter @ Ramp | Strategy & ops-minded | Ex-research fellow | Fluent in Spanish I’m a strategy and operations professional turned sales rep at Ramp, where I help finance teams save 3.5–5% and close books 3x faster by consolidating their spend stack—corporate cards, expense management, bill pay, and travel—in one seamless platform. Before Ramp, I advised institutional investors by generating insights from S&P 500 governance data that shaped proxy voting strategies for asset managers overseeing billions. The throughline across all my work: making high-stakes decisions easier through clear thinking, strong execution, and cross-functional collaboration. Earlier in my career, I served as a research fellow in economics and earned a master’s focused on organizational psychology and change management. I've led projects that increased operational clarity, improved onboarding, and enabled teams to execute more consistently at scale. I'm energized by fast-moving environments, nuanced decision-making, and helping high-performing teams work smarter. Let’s connect—especially if you’re in finance and tired of chasing receipts or reconciling across disconnected tools. ## Work Experience ### Growth @ Ramp Jan 2026 – Present Time is money, save both. Ramp is redefining how companies streamline their finance operations, enabling smarter and more efficient business management. By combining corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, vendor management, travel, and more into one platform, businesses save an average of 5% and close their books 8x faster. ### Proxy Voting Analyst @ ISS | Institutional Shareholder Services Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 • Serve as a trusted advisor to institutional investors, evaluating risk, materiality, and complex shareholder issues to support well-reasoned proxy voting decisions. • Analyze proxy voting outcomes and shareholder proposals at scale, identifying patterns and insights that inform recommendations and process improvements. • Engage directly with senior finance and governance leaders at S&P 500 companies to clarify intent, context, and risk, improving the quality and accuracy of voting assessments. • Produce post–proxy season outcome reports and insights used in client conversations, partnering cross-functionally to improve consistency across deliverables. • Prepare executive summaries and presentations for senior leaders, distilling complex information into clear, decision-ready narratives. • Coordinate cross-functional execution across research, policy, and client teams, managing priorities, improving workflows, and enabling consistent delivery during peak proxy season. ### PhD Candidate, Research Fellow in Economics @ Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain • Conducted and presented original applied economics research in Spanish on sustainability funding decisions, influencing how academic and industry audiences understood real-world allocation tradeoffs. • Designed and launched a Sustainable Business Practices course, expanding applied economics curriculum at the university. • Authored peer-reviewed research published by Springer and presented findings to academic and industry audiences (DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-56619-6_4). ### University Lecturer - Sustainable Business Practices @ Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Spain Designed and gave graduate lectures on complex concepts topics related to economics and ESG, including: • ESG Investing and Finance • Risk Management • Carbon Markets • Life Cycle Thinking & Assessment • Circular and Sharing Economy • Sustainable Business Models • Strategies for a Sustainable Business ### Entrepreneur In Residence @ Demium Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain • Proposed a predictive AI tool to help restaurants forecast food over-ordering, reducing waste and lowering costs while supporting sustainability goals. • Pitched the concept during Demium’s “AllStartup Weekend” hackathon, competing with multidisciplinary teams of entrepreneurs. • Won the competition and secured a six-month incubation with Demium’s resources to further develop the business model and refine the solution. • Created investor-facing pitch materials that translated an AI solution into a clear business case, attracting interest from potential funders. ### Erasmus Mundus Joint Degree Master’s Student @ University of Barcelona Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain • Selective dual-degree European master’s program combining organizational psychology, applied research, and real-world problem solving. • Led and contributed to applied research projects involving needs analysis, organizational assessment, data collection, and synthesis of insights into clear written reports and presentations. • Gained hands-on experience translating complex information into structured, decision-ready outputs while collaborating across international, multidisciplinary teams. ### Talent Acquisition Intern @ Ethikos 3.0 Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area • Supported business development, talent acquisition, and client acquisition for a start-up recruitment consultancy. • Conducted market research and identified companies that aligned with profiles that would be interested in the product. • Created and tested outreach emails and cold-calling scripts. • Used TeamTailor, Linkedin Recruiter, and CRM tools to track candidates and manage pipelines, and maintain accurate recruitment data. ### German Insurance and Finance Writer & Social Media Content Manager @ Versicherungen mit Kopf Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Johannesberg, Bavaria, Germany ### Auxiliar de Conversación de Inglés @ Ministerio de Educación, España Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Psychology Virginia Tech ### Erasmus Mundus WOP-P Masters in Concentration: Organizational Effectiveness & Sustainability, Business Universitat de Barcelona ### Master's degree in Work Organizational and Personnel psychology Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/emma-thornberg-profile --- Source: https://flows.cv/emmathornberg JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/emmathornberg/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-07