Founder & CEO

Emma Payne is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, MIT graduate, and award-winning change-agent. She has 30 years' experience leading game-changing online and mobile projects including building North America’s first online crisis intervention line and founding a groundbreaking international organization focused on women & technology, that broke boundaries and developed leaders for 17 years.

Following her husband's suicide, Emma founded Help Texts in 2018, with a deep commitment to making expert bereavement care available to everyone grieving the death of a loved one. Now delivering support in 59 countries and 28 languages, Help Texts has expanded to support caregivers, healthcare workers, and people navigating life challenges including job loss and depression. Help Texts is the world's leading bereavement intervention, proven to deliver life-changing, meaningful, support at scale, for life's toughest moments.