Rachel Vardon

Rachel Vardon has a diverse work experience that includes positions at various companies. Rachel began their career as a Production Manager at Avalon Video Production in 2009. Rachel then moved on to work as an Advertising Events Manager at the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising from 2010 to 2012. Following that, Rachel worked as a Media Planner at CNBC from 2012 to 2013. In 2014, they joined Tripadvisor as an Associate Advertising Solutions Manager and later became a Marketing Solutions Manager from 2015 to 2019. Rachel then served as a Senior Strategist from 2019 to 2020 and as a Strategy Lead for Marketing Solutions in the EMEA region from 2020 to 2021. For the past two years, they have held leadership roles at Tripadvisor, including EMEA Lead for Wanderlab and Associate Director of Wanderlab EMEA. Currently, Rachel is the Global Head of Agency Development at Tripadvisor where they focus on promoting the platform's advertising opportunities to agencies and enhancing understanding of premium services.

Rachel Vardon completed a Marketing Week Mini MBA with Mark Ritson in 2021. Prior to that, they attended Royal Holloway, University of London from 2005 to 2008, where they achieved a 2:1 degree in Drama and Theatre. Rachel also attended St. Albans High School for Girls from 1998 to 2005, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned.