Emily Schell
Vice President
Emily manages firm operations, strategic initiatives, and talent development programs, helping drive the successful execution of key internal priorities and political events across the firm.
Emily is a vice president on the operations team at FTP. She oversees the firm’s day-to-day business operations and supports the execution of strategic priorities across the organization. Emily manages the firm’s political events portfolio, overseeing event strategy and logistics. She also directs the firm’s internship program, leading recruitment, onboarding, and professional development efforts for interns across multiple practice areas each semester.
Since joining FTP in 2015, Emily has held a series of increasingly senior roles across the organization. Throughout her tenure, she has supported strategic planning and financial forecasting, managed board governance activities, designed and implemented firm-wide operational processes, and helped guide the firm through significant milestones and periods of growth.
Prior to joining FTP, Emily worked in political fundraising where she supported fundraising strategy and event execution for political campaigns and nonprofit clients.
Emily graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in Art History.
