Emma Green is primarily known as an American journalist and staff writer for The New Yorker, where she covers education, academia, cultural conflicts, religion, and politics. She was previously a staff writer and managing editor for The Atlantic and has received awards for her journalism. She graduated from Georgetown University in 2012.

There is also an Emma Green known as a casting director and producer in the film industry, associated with projects like "Deep Water" (2025) and "Black Water: Abyss" (2020).

Additionally, Emma Green is the name of the fictional protagonist, an astronaut played by Hilary Swank, in the Netflix series "Away".

For clarity, the most common and current reference to Emma Green is the journalist at The New Yorker.