Emily Cotter

Emily Cotter is the Director of the Innovation Program at UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, where she enjoys teaching courses in corporate innovation, entrepreneurship and social innovation. She has 15 years of business experience, which includes positions in corporate strategy and product planning at Toyota USA and working in accounting, finance and private equity. She spent five years in the nonprofit sector, which includes serving as executive director, controller, and associate director of annual giving. Emily has an MBA from USC’s Marshall School of Business, with a dual concentration in Corporate Finance and Venture Management, and a BA in Economics-Accounting from Claremont McKenna College.

Emily has two children attending WSSB and has been a parent at the school since 2018. She served on WSSB's Fundraising & Faires Committee for two years and the Finance Committee for two years. She is honored to serve as WSSB’s Board Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee.