Our Leadership Team 

Allison Burns, PharmD, RPh

PRESIDENT & CEO

Allison Burns is a veteran, pharmacist, and founder of EMO Health. She is a certified recovery coach trainer and adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.

Allison’s innovative solutions arise from her diverse experiences, from serving in the U.S. Navy to running a 95-bed addiction treatment facility.

She believes in social responsibility and corporate citizenship, and has been advising government and state agencies since 2017.  She serves a board member and director on several committees including the Massachusetts Pharmacists Association (President-Elect), the Massachusetts State Pharmacy Workgroup, the Boston Women’s Leadership Council, and Mayor Marty Walsh’s Mass & Cass Task Force.   

Education & Training

Bachelors of Science (BS), United States Naval Academy

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Honors & Awards 

• Next Generation Pharmacist of the Year, 2020

• Next Generation Rising Pharmacist of the Year, 2020

• Upsher-Smith Excellence in Innovation Award, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, 2017

• 40 Under 40, Boston Business Journal, 2016

• Spirit of Pharmacy Award, 2016