About Emily

Emily King Grandinetta is a nationally recognized expert on the topic of the transition from military service to civilian employment. Known for her thought leadership in this space, she has been an invited speaker at the New York Stock Exchange, Blackstone, and countless national conferences. She is an ICF-accredited Master Certified Coach and award-winning innovator of learning and development solutions for organizations. Emily has led original research on the impacts of military transition, at Johns Hopkins University, Accenture, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Emily has received formal acknowledgement for her contribution to Veteran employment from former President Barack Obama, Senator John McCain, and retired US Army Generals Lloyd Austin, Raymond Odierno, and John Campbell. Emily designed and implemented the first-ever Veteran transition programs at Booz Allen Hamilton and Accenture, and trained recruiters at Comcast to compete for Veteran talent. Emily is the author of two award-winning books, “At Ease: The Guide to a Smooth & Successful Military Transition” (Fullcourt Press 2024) and “Field Tested: Recruiting, Managing & Retaining Veterans” (AMACOM 2012), used by Fortune 500 companies such as Accenture, Dell, Comcast and Unisys, among many others.

Emily is the founder and president of Grandinetta Group LLC, the only provider of industry-accredited training programs for military-to-civilian transition. For employers: a turnkey veteran onboarding program “Accelerated Military Transition Course™” facilitated by a faculty of credentialed Certified Military Transition Coaches (CMTC ™). For professional coaches: the “Certified Military Transition Coach™” credential is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) for continuing coach education credit. For organizational People Operations, leaders, and advocates, the “Military Transition Specialist™” certificate program is accredited by the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) for recertification credit.

Education

• Master of Science in Organization Development, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School
• Master Certified Coach (MCC) Accreditation, International Coach Federation
• Professional Certificate of Leadership Coaching, Georgetown University
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Kenyon College
  
  

Professional Experience

• Grandinetta Group LLC, President
• Accenture, Regional Talent Strategy Executive
• Accenture Federal Services, Human Capital Executive
• King Street Associates, President
• Booz Allen Hamilton, Senior Manager
  
  

Industry Awards

• Gold Medal, 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for “At Ease: The Guide to a Smooth & Successful Military Transition” (Fullcourt Press, 2024)
• Gold Winner, Foreword Indies 2025 Book of the Year Award for “At Ease”
• Bronze Medal, 2025 Axiom Book Award for “At Ease”
• GSA Contract Holder
• Shark Tank Award Winner, Accenture Federal Services: Gamification in Executive Learning 
• ATD Excellence In Practice Citation: Gamification in Supervisory Training 
• Axiom Book Award: Silver Medal for Business Commentary for “Field Tested: Recruiting, Managing & Retaining Veterans” (AMACOM 2012) 
• ASTD Excellence in Practice Citation (5 categories): Employee Development Framework
• ASTD Excellence in Practice Award: Adjunct Instructor Program