Emily Wilson

About Emily Wilson

Dr. Emily Wilson has more than 35 years of experience the majority of which have been with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) or its national laboratories in the planning and execution of DOE mission objectives, resulting in high-impact outcomes. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy from Capella University School of Business and Technology with a specialization in Leadership. Her research studies examined the critical success factors of scientific leaders required to lead and inspire others in highly technical, complex, competitive, and innovative environments and how R&D organizations can gain knowledge and improve their science and engineering leadership development and mentoring programs, specifically geared toward scientific leadership early in a scientist’s career. In her current role, she supports multiple directorates including National Security, Energy and Environment, and Operational Systems in advancing DOE’s mission based on her leadership, ability to communicate effectively, and adaptability to changing priorities. She embraces and leverages diversity of thought, supporting a broad range of sponsors, people, roles and perspectives. She provides expertise to support strategic laboratory initiatives on diverse projects to enable scientific and technological innovation. Before joining PNNL in 2008, she provided expertise in roles at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LLNL) at the Joint Shock Physics Experimental Research (JASPER) Facility at the Nevada National Security Site resulting in numerous National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) excellence awards for her contributions pertaining to science-based stockpile stewardship. She also provided leadership at Argonne National Laboratory, served functions with DOE’s Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Defense, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. She earned her PhD in Organization and Management/Leadership from Capella University and completed her MBA and BS in Business Management at the University of Phoenix.

Experience

1. Quality Team Leader Principal Quality Engineer

   Battelle

   Nov 2008 — Present

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management, General

  2006 — 2007

• Capella University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Organization & Management/Leadership

  2008 — 2016

• University of Phoenix

  BS in Business Management, Business Management, General

  1997 — 2005

• University of Nevada, Reno

  Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Packaging (GCNP), Packaging safety and security of nuclear and radioactive materials

  2017