EMERGE helps small businesses and mission-driven companies build credibility and readiness.

EMERGE was founded by Jeanine Pedoto, a procurement and governance executive who spent years evaluating suppliers.

Real-World Experience

Jeanine Pedoto is a procurement and governance executive with deep expertise in advising organizations on how to use procurement best practices to drive risk-smart value creation, inclusive economic growth, and supplier sustainability. After decades at Prudential where she designed and led procurement governance and third-party risk management programs that integrate policy, technology, analytics, and automation across billions in annual spend while embedding inclusive sourcing and community-aligned outcomes into enterprise decision-making.

As a trusted advisor to senior leaders and Boards, Jeanine brings a pragmatic, execution-oriented approach to strengthening supplier ecosystems, and aligning governance with long-term social and economic impact.

Her consulting work draws on extensive experience partnering across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to improve supplier access, resilience, and sustainable growth.

Jeanine Pedoto, Founder & President

Jeanine has been recognized as an Insider NJ 2025 Powerful Woman of NJ and a Diversity Global 2024 Top 15 Champion of Diversity.