Emily Dalton Smith

Emily is a program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she works on digital media and learning for middle- and secondary-school students. Previously, she was the director of student services and engagement at ASU Online, Arizona State University’s online campus, where her responsibilities included student services, technology partnerships, and web development. Before joining ASU Online, Emily was special assistant and director of communications for the ASU provost, and led the development of ASU’s social networking app, ASU on Facebook. She was a speechwriter and policy analyst for the State University of New York system and once worked in email marketing for Bluefly.com, where she bought lots and lots of shoes.

Emily is currently finishing a master’s degree in political science, focusing on science and technology policy, at ASU. She works primarily on social networking, social capital, and student retention.