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Erin Thornton

Co-Founder of WRTHY, Head of WRTHY Sport

WRTHY co-founder Erin specializes in the nexus between policy and public engagement with a special focus on global health, women and girls, international development and sport as an engine for social impact. She leads much of our advocacy-led client work and business development. Erin also leads WRTHY Sport, a new division within WRTHY dedicated to cultivating and leveraging the powerful intersection of sports and social change. Prior to WRTHY, Erin co-founded Every Mother Counts (EMC) alongside Christy Turlington Burns and served as founding Executive Director until 2015. Erin was the founding Global Policy Director for DATA and continued to serve in this capacity for ONE. Erin helped to establish ONE as a critical bridge between policymakers and the public and developed ONE's influencer trips and education approach.

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