Rachel Lichte
VICE PRESIDENT OF IMPACT
Rachel works with GFI’s U.S. and global affiliate leadership to promote cross-functional teamwork and strengthen collaboration across our global network in order to maximize GFI’s impact.
Areas of expertise: strategic planning, communication, program management
Rachel uses she/her pronouns.
Rachel serves as GFI’s Vice President of Impact, where she works with GFI’s U.S. and global affiliate leadership to promote cross-functional teamwork and strengthen collaboration across our global network in order to maximize GFI’s impact. Rachel has a diverse background in innovation and sustainability. She joined GFI from cultivated meat company, Orbillion Bio, where she served for three and a half years first as Head of Product Strategy and Brand, and then as Chief of Staff to the CEO. Prior to that, Rachel devoted more than 15 years to driving impact initiatives across startups, corporations, and nonprofits, including co-founding a B-corp certified social enterprise. She holds an MBA and Master of Environmental Management from Duke University.