Rachel Garcia

Rachel was appointed Chief Strategy Officer in February 2023.

Rachel is an industry leader in transformational change management, strategic stakeholder engagement, workforce and workplace of the future. She has more than 20 years of managerial and professional experience working in and with government, and understands what is required to drive significant change in large organisations and the public sector. Rachel is a skilled facilitator who forges trusted relationships with senior and executive stakeholders.

Prior to consulting, Rachel was a Senior Policy Advisor in the Ministry of Health and before that a Senior Patent Attorney specialising in the area of medical science. Rachel has continued her particular interest in health and human services policy and reform through her fellowship with the McKell Institute with whom she facilitated roundtables with key health industry leads, and published several papers.

With a passion and dedication to her community, Rachel is an active surf lifesaver, has competed at state and national titles and continues to hold multiple board positions at her local surf club.

Rachel holds a Master of International and Community Development from Deakin University, Master of Business Administration from AGSM and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies from University of Technology Sydney.