Meet Our Founders
Meet the brilliant minds behind Principled Consulting.
Julie Janeway, MSA, JD
Co-founder and General Counsel
Emily Wolfston, MSA
Co-founder and President
Our Team
Trusted Expertise at the Intersection of Law, Compliance, Security, and Strategy — Across the U.S. and Around the World.
At Principled Consulting, our team is composed of accomplished professionals with deep and diverse expertise across law, government, healthcare, life sciences, business, and compliance. Collectively, we offer a rare combination of high-level policy leadership, academic excellence, regulatory insight, and operational experience—delivered through both domestic and international lenses.
Our team includes licensed attorneys with advanced legal degrees in national security and international law, who have served in senior leadership roles within the U.S. Department of Commerce. These individuals oversee strategic global trade control programs, advise top-level officials across multiple federal agencies, and bring decorated military service from assignments in the U.S., the Middle East, and Asia. Their work advancing U.S. economic and national security has had both domestic and global impact.
We also bring experience from former intelligence liaisons and export analysts with specialized knowledge in U.S. and international export regulations. Their work in policy review, risk identification, and interagency coordination supports clients navigating the complexities of global compliance, cross-border trade, and international security frameworks.
Our legal and academic team members contribute substantial experience in international business transactions, global education, and multinational legal advising. Their backgrounds include years of private legal practice serving clients worldwide, in-house legal counsel roles with global corporations, and cross-border academic teaching in the U.S. and Asia. This allows us to support organizations operating in multiple jurisdictions with precision and cultural fluency.
In healthcare and the life sciences, we offer nationally recognized leadership in pharmacy law, FDA compliance, quality improvement, and patient safety. Our experts have worked across large healthcare systems and multinational pharmaceutical and biotech enterprises, overseeing regulatory compliance and clinical quality on both domestic and international levels. Their work spans government regulation, product safety, and public health initiatives across diverse markets.
From advising U.S. federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies to supporting international universities, NGOs, and manufacturers, our team’s experience is truly global in scope. We bring a nuanced understanding of how laws, policies, and business practices intersect across borders and regulatory regimes.
Together, the Principled Consulting team offers unmatched insight and leadership across sectors and geographies. We are trusted advisors to governments, healthcare systems, life science companies, academic institutions, and private industry. Our shared commitment to excellence, compliance fidelity, and public trust drives everything we do—whether at home or abroad.