Rachel Wasser

Rachel Wasser's work experience is as follows:

1. Business Development - Duolingo (2021-present): Rachel started working at Duolingo in 2021 in a business development role.

2. Consultant - Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis - Ford Foundation (2020-2021): Rachel worked as a consultant at the Ford Foundation, focusing on responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

3. General Manager - Lime (2019-2020): Rachel served as the General Manager at Lime, overseeing operations during this time.

4. Summer Associate - McKinsey & Company (2018): Rachel worked as a Summer Associate at McKinsey & Company.

5. Director of Investment Operations - PRIME Coalition (2016-2017): Rachel was the Director of Investment Operations at PRIME Coalition. In this role, they led deal sourcing, developed investment recommendations, and conducted financial research in the cleantech sector.

6. COO - Cocktail Kingdom (2013-2016): Rachel held the position of COO at Cocktail Kingdom where they led operations, oversaw technology development, managed user experience, and managed real estate.

7. Consultant - Heartland Medical Services (2012-2013): Rachel served as a consultant, leading the sale of a family-run urgent care medical practice.

8. Co-Founder and Co-CEO - Teach For China (2008-2012): Rachel co-founded Teach For China and served as its Co-CEO. Rachel led organizational growth, built influential partnerships, recruited and managed a team, and oversaw teacher training and support.

9. Princeton-in-Asia Fellow - IUCN - International Union For The Conservation of Nature (2006-2007): Rachel worked as a Princeton-in-Asia Fellow at IUCN, contributing to conservation efforts.

10. Yale-China Fellow/Visiting Tutor, English Department - The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2004-2006): Rachel served as a Yale-China Fellow and Visiting Tutor in the English Department at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Rachel Wasser attended the School for International Training from 2003, where they participated in the Botswana Semester Abroad program, focusing on ecology and conservation. Rachel pursued further education at Tsinghua University, participating in the IUP - Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Study. Rachel then went on to earn an MBA at Columbia Business School. Prior to their MBA, Rachel completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Environmental Studies at Yale University.