Emer Dooley
Emer Dooley is currently Site Lead at Creative Destruction Lab and serves as a Board Member at Women's World Banking. She has previously held executive and board roles at organizations including Alliance of Angels Seed Fund, ARCS, Julep, and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Transforming Science and Technology for Humankind, Emer Dooley, CDL
The Creative Destruction Lab: Connecting Innovation with Impact In this episode, Emer Dooley, site lead for the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) at the Foster School of Business, University of Washington, discusses the CDL's mission to commercialize deep tech startups for the benefit of humankind. She elaborates on CDL’s mentoring program, which pairs high-caliber mentors with promising startups in the fields of computational health and advanced manufacturing, to guide them through critical objectives over a nine-month period. Emer also explains the program's unique funding model, the process of selecting and nurturing startups, and CDL’s significant impact on the Seattle innovation ecosystem…
Innovation in Turbulent Times: Voices from the GeekWire Awards
Recorded live at the 2025 GeekWire Awards in Seattle, this episode features industry leaders navigating a shifting tech and political landscape. Amid celebrations of AI breakthroughs, startup milestones, and community-building, guests discuss deeper concerns: capital flight, regulatory headwinds, and what the region needs to retain its innovation edge. Featured on the show: Ambika Singh, founder and CEO of Armoire (Workplace of the Year winner) Joseph Williams, Washington State Department of Commerce (Public Policy Champion for Innovation) Emer Dooley, Creative Destruction Lab, University of Washington (Geeks Give Back honoree) Laura Ruderman, CEO of the Technology Alliance Aviel Ginzburg, co-founder at Foundations…
The Evolution of Seattle's Venture Ecosystem with Bill McAleer, Emer Dooley & T.A. McCann
This panel takes the audience on a journey from Seattle's Venture Ecosystem in the 90s to 2023 and beyond, from the lens of highly accomplished investors & operators including Bill McAleer, founding partner at Voyager Capital; Emer Dooley, Site Lead at Creative Destruction Lab Seattle and T.A. McCann, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs. The panel was moderated by Ryan McRobert, Partner at Fenwick. Seattle Venture Day was hosted on July 12th, 2023 by OneSixOne Ventures, a preseed VC firm investing in enterprise SaaS and GovTech startups. The event was made possible with support from Fenwick, SVB, WTIA and Madrona…
Organizations
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Creative Destruction Lab Site Lead 2020–present · current
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Women's World Banking Board Member 2017–present · current
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ARCS: Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Board Member 2011–2014 · past
Education
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University of Limerick MSc. and B.Eng, Computer Engineering and Electronics
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Foster School of Business MBA; PhD, Strategic Management, Economics
