Emma Hietaniemi is an Analyst at the Innovation Unit of UNFPA, enabling, accelerating and advocating for innovations to reach those furthest left behind through meaningful partnerships. Emma acts as a focal point for new partnership and project opportunities for the Equalizer UNFPA Accelerator Fund, a pooled fund to support innovations by women, with women and for women, as well as the for the Equity 2030 Alliance dedicated to normalizing gender equity in science, technology and financing.

Emma holds a Master's Degree in Geography from the University of Turku, and prior experience on funding climate innovations and coordinating multistakeholder consortia for scaling sustainability solutions.