About

Emmabella Rudd is a 21-year-old diabetes advocate and activist. Upon being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 5, she decided she would do everything in her power to advocate for the diabetes community. At 11-years-old, Rudd began advocating to her legislators on Capitol Hill on diabetes research and policy, which catalyzed her passion for social change and government. To this day, Rudd has raised over $350,000 for diabetes research and has educated thousands of students through her advocacy work. In April of 2022, she gave a TED Talk, “Diabetes Isn’t a Death Sentence, If you Can Afford It.”

Rudd is currently studying at Georgetown University, pursuing her Masters of Science in Health and the Public Interest. While pursuing her graduate degree in Washington, D.C., she has interned at the White House for the Policy Office of the Vice President. 

Rudd has written her own legislation in the State of Florida and is currently working towards lowering insulin prices on both the Federal and State levels. Rudd has tirelessly worked to advocate for legislation and policies to lower insulin prices and make insulin more accessible in the United States. Her experience has inspired her work to be a voice for those disproportionally impacted by the U.S. Healthcare system. Rudd speaks in press conferences, testimonies, and news channels hoping to bring awareness to diabetes and the high cost of prescription drug prices, aspiring to one day fix the system that places profit before the people. As an aspiring public health attorney, she plans her work to focus on fixing the American healthcare system; to make it more equitable and affordable for all.