Rachel Konowitz

Rachel Konowitz has worked in a variety of roles in the past decade. In 2011, they began as a ConnPIRG Campus Organizer for PIRG Campus Action. Rachel then worked as a Campaign Organizer for Environment Illinois in 2014, and as a Canvass Director for Work for Progress in the same year. In 2016, they were a Project Manager for 360 Campaign Consulting. From 2017 to 2018, they were a Graduate Research Fellow for the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation, a Social Innovation Fellow for StartingBloc, and Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor and COO for Motivote. Most recently, they have been a Project Director for The Outreach Team since 2022.

Rachel Konowitz attended Milton Academy from 2004 to 2007, where they completed their high school education. Rachel then went on to Skidmore College, graduating with a BA in Government Major and Spanish Minor in 2011. In 2016, they completed their Master of Public Administration (MPA) from NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, with a focus in Social Impact, Innovation and Investment.