Draft:Emmabella Rudd

Emmabella Rudd (born August 23, 2001) is a type 1 diabetes advocate and activist known for her work in the #insulin4all movement.

Early life and education
Emmabella Rudd was born in South Bend, Indiana, where she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 5 at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. Rudd and her family lived in South Bend, Indiana for eight years and Houston, Texas for two years before moving to Sarasota, Florida when in 2011.

Rudd attended Florida State University and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in 2022. Rudd then began her graduate degree in health policy at Georgetown University and graduated with a Masters of Science in 2023.

Career and activism
Rudd became involved with diabetes advocacy and fundraising in 2006 after she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. At the age of 11, Rudd went to Capitol Hill  with JDRF's Children's Congress to advocate for type 1 diabetes research and legislation in Congress. Rudd continues to advocate to legislators to garner their support on lowering insulin prices, medical supply access, scientific research approvals, and the Special Diabetes Program.

Rudd began fundraising for type 1 diabetes research in 2006. Her fundraising team Emmabella's Believers has raised over $350,000 for diabetes research for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

While living in Tallahassee, Florida, she worked as the State Lead for Florida's T1International #insulin4all Chapter. Rudd worked with Florida legislators to draft and sponsor legislation to make insulin more affordable in the state. Her advocacy work has been recognized by CNBC, Le Monde, and USA Today.

In 2022, Rudd gave a TEDx Talk "Diabetes Isn't a Death Sentence, If You Can Afford It," which captivated audiences and shed light on the critical issue of insulin affordability.

Rudd moved to Washington, D.C. in 2022 to begin her Masters at Georgetown University and to work for the White House in the Executive Office of The President, as an intern for the Policy Office of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Rudd's recent advocacy work has pertained to U.S. drug and medical device patent reform,  the Inflation Reduction Act Drug Price Negotiation Program, and federal insulin policy. Rudd currently works as a Senior Consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton in health policy.

Awards and achievements
Emmabella Rudd was honored with the Diana Award in 2021,   named a Truman Scholar Finalist in 2022, chosen as a Girls Nation delegate in 2018, and was awarded the Anne Frank Humanitarian Award in 2018.