Rachel Sussman

Rachel is a strategic leader and organizational advisor with more than 15 years of experience guiding mission-driven initiatives through complex challenges and growth. She specializes in strategy development, organizational alignment, and performance management, helping teams translate bold visions into actionable, measurable results. She has led efforts to design and implement transformative strategies that advance social justice, reproductive rights, and equity, with a focus on addressing systemic power dynamics across gender, race, and geography.

As a trusted advisor, she drives the alignment of initiatives, modernizes policy approaches, and ensures that organizational efforts are both impactful and sustainable. A skilled storyteller and strategist, Rachel connects insights, evidence, and impact to inspire action across stakeholders, fostering collaboration, strengthening organizational culture, and promoting a results-driven mindset. She is deeply committed to mentorship, inclusivity, and leadership development, cultivating high-performing teams and building organizational capacity to achieve long-term goals.

A proud and active member of her local Jewish community, Rachel is a lifelong Jersey Girl, living in South Orange, New Jersey, with her husband and two children.