Rachel Wilkes Swenson

Rachel brings a wide breadth of business expertise to HPR. Prior to joining HPR, Rachel was the Chief Business Development and Finance Officer for The Help: Boston, where she was instrumental in leading and managing the startup company’s operations while contributing to sales growth and financial oversight.

Prior to joining the startup world, Rachel’s professional journey began at Deloitte & Touché, where she gained extensive experience in tax consulting and client service, focusing on private equity and real estate clients. With a desire to gain private industry knowledge and experience, she joined the finance team at Highland Capital Partners, a venture capital firm. There, Rachel was responsible for portfolio and data analysis, fund accounting and reporting, providing management company support and creating policies and procedures for various functions of the finance department.

Rachel earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University, with a degree in accounting and management. She is a CPA registered with the Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy.