Emily Tucker

Emily Tucker is from White Lake, Michigan, and is placed at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. With a 16-year military career, including 13-plus years of active-duty Army service, Em served in logistics and information operations roles supporting special operations units. She deployed as a convoy commander in Afghanistan in 2012, multiple domestic hurricane responses, and to Eastern Europe in 2022 as an information operations officer. She is a Naval War College graduate and now serves as a Major Promotable in the Army Reserve, where she is a Strategic Planner on the Joint Staff, J-39. Em's military experience is complemented by her private sector career, focusing on defense work at McKinsey & Company in Washington, D.C., after transitioning through the SkillBridge program as a member of the firm's first firmwide cohort. Em's passions include national security, defense technology, and innovation. An advocate for veterans transitioning out of uniform, she mentors junior colleagues navigating the path between military service and the private sector, and serves as a coach for both the Honor Foundation and the First Tee. She began her career as a golf professional, having earned her PGA certification from Methodist University.