Rachel is a Senior Social Development Adviser at the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) working in the Research and Evidence Division (RED) and leads the What Works Hub for Global Education. Throughout her career, Rachel has blended research and systems enhancement for evidence-based policy making with governments and civil society organisations.

She has worked in South Asia, Eastern Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Rachel is a visiting Fellow of Practice at The School of Government at Uni of Oxford and represents FCDO on the GEEAP Secretariat to document ‘what works’ to combat the global learning crisis.