Emily Lohse-Busch

Emily Lohse-Busch is passionate about creating and sustaining organizations and programs that improve the human condition. In her role as Executive Director at 39 North AgTech Innovation District, she leads the effort to make St. Louis a global epicenter for agri-food tech innovation. She developed a passion for innovation while serving as the Executive Director at Arch Grants, an economic development organization whose mission is to attract and retain extraordinary entrepreneurs to help build the future economy in St. Louis. Before Arch Grants, Emily consulted for several years with national and international NGOs and nonprofit organizations in Chicago and in Washington D.C. Emily is a proud alum of Washington University in St. Louis, and earned her MBA from DePaul University in Chicago.