Driven to build not only a more connected world, but networks of communities that can evolve, scale, and bridge divides. She believes that technology can make us not only more powerful but also more humane—and that both are required to create true value. 

Born to a family of artists in the high desert mountains of West Texas, Rachel has worked & lived in 20+ countries.  A polymath & natural entrepreneur, during her 20s Rachel co-founded for-profit ventures (including one of the first video production companies to build & deploy drones), arts organizations (her favorite: an international Latin Dance Festival), and wellness initiatives  (most meaningfully: a suicide awareness program at the university with the highest incidence of suicide in the USA).  She has served on senior leadership teams of companies both large (eg, IBM—where she opened 29 global design studios in one year) and scrappy (eg, Leap Motion, where she led  go-to-market efforts to bring physical interaction to augmented and virtual reality).   Currently AR/VR Lecturer at Singularity University, Rachel works with Fortune 500 companies, governments, and entrepreneurs to ramp into exponential mindsets and strategically deploy immersive technology.  As we move into the cyborg generation and technology becomes increasingly intimate, personalized, and kinesthetic, Rachel’s background as an award-winning dancer and choreographer affords her a unique perspective on the possibilities and perils of embodying this complex new digital world.  When not tinkering with big ideas, Rachel likes to hike tall mountains, sit quietly in monasteries, and teach social dance.  She & her wee daughter recently returned home to Texas, where Rachel works remotely while enjoying the grandeur of the vast desert skies.