Rachel Werner

CEO of RBW Strategy

Rachel Werner is the owner and CEO of RBW Strategy. She began her career as a New York City public-school teacher, which parlayed into a two-decade career of work in the public sector. She has served as a nonprofit fundraiser/grant writer, grants manager at an education management organization, and management consultant overseeing federal government contracts. Since the beginning of her career, she and her firm have helped secure millions in funding from government, foundation, and corporate sources and managed over $2.5 billion in grant funding. She studied at Vassar College and received a Master’s in Public Administration from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service. She has a Certificate in Grants Management, is a certified Project Management Professional, and is a Certified Grants Professional. Rachel is an active member of the Grant Professionals Association and Association of Fundraising Professionals.