After a career in business analysis, operational risk compliance, and IT governance including Senior Consultant, Barclays Chief Risk and Control Office, and most recently, Vice President, Risk and Control Manager for JP Morgan Chase, Rachel became an Independent Consultant for IT Governance and Cyber Security. She twice was an invited speaker to the University of Pennsylvania TedX programs: in 2017: "US Housing Policy, the Great Recession, and Economic Recovery"; and in 2018: "The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services."

Rachel earned a BA from La Salle University, MA in Literature from University of Kentucky, and an MS in Organizational Dynamics from University of Pennsylvania where she was Vice-Chair of the Professional Student Council within the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA) and earned the Provost Award for outstanding leadership and commitment to fellow graduate students. She is currently a member of Cohort 7 in the Thomas Jefferson University Doctor of Management in Strategic Leadership program.