I'm a senior consultant with the Poverty & Social Protection practice at Oxford Policy Management.

I was previously the associate director of social protection at Innovations for Poverty Action. Before that I cofounded the Mawazo Institute, which helps East African women launch careers as researchers. I’ve lived and worked in countries including the DR Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda.

I have an MA in political science from UC Berkeley; an MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins SAIS; and a BA in geography and French from Dartmouth College.

I’m originally from Chicago, and currently based in London. I go by she/her.

Get in touch: rachel.j.strohm@gmail.com.