Prior to joining SMA, Emanuel worked for three and a half years at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Stockholm and later at AI company Sana Labs, which was acquired by Workday for ~$1.1B. Emanuel holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.Sc. in Entrepreneurship and Business Design from Chalmers University of Technology, as well as a B.Sc. in Business and Economics from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.