Emilie Röell is a development consultant and social entrepreneur based in Yangon since 2013. An anthropologist by training, she is interested in creating solutions that make use of and preserve cultural and natural capital while creating sustainable community impact. Emilie is the founder of Doh Eain (“Our Home”), a social enterprise aimed at citizen-led heritage conservation and urban renewal. She is also the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network’s representative in Myanmar, and previously worked for the EU, UNDP, WWF, IUCN and a number of other organisations in Myanmar, the Pacific and Tanzania. She enjoys climbing, hiking, (motor)cycling and meditation. Emilie studied at Leiden University, University of California at Berkeley and University College Utrecht, holding Masters degrees in Anthropology, Philosophy and Religion Studies, and a Bachelor degree in Development Studies.