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Emily Wilsford

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Principal, Global Business Partner, SolarWinds

Emily Wilsford

Emily is a seasoned HR leader and human capital consultant with over 13 years of experience across various industries, including tech, e-commerce, and consumer packaged goods (CPGs).
Throughout her career, Emily has designed and led strategic HR initiatives in organizations of all sizes. She has an extensive background and expertise in organizational design, change management, HR M&A, talent management, and business and executive coaching. As a Fortune 500 HR M&A leader, Emily led several $1B+ acquisitions, developing strategic integration plans to shepherd leaders, c-suite executives, and employees through complex transitions.
Emily is deeply committed to empowering organizations to discover and nurture top talent, leveraging creative strategies to align with ever-evolving employee expectations.

The Latest Posts Featuring Emily Wilsford

Inside the Black Box: Bridging the Database Observability Gap
March 27, 2026
Database

Over the past 15 years, Agile and DevOps have accelerated application delivery, enabling faster, more reliable releases. Yet the database layer often remains a blind spot for observability and performance monitoring.

In this article, Kevin Kline shows why closing the database observability gap is critical to improving performance, efficiency, and resilience for DBAs, developers, and the businesses that depend on their data.

Human First: Talent Strategies for the Next 25 Years
April 30, 2024
News
This year, we at SolarWinds mark our 25th anniversary. Our longevity is due in no small part to our company’s attitude toward people, whether they are our customers, shareholders, partners,…