Accomplished senior executive and board director with a distinguished career spanning health care delivery, strategy, and financial services in Australia and internationally. Decade of experience in tier-1 strategy as a top-performer with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), coupled with executive-level corporate, not-for-profit and political roles. Proven expertise developing strategies and driving growth, a focus on fostering innovation and translating concepts into tangible results. Able to navigate seamlessly between private sector and government, as recognised by numerous appointments to government and private boards. Collaborative leadership style with the ability to form powerful networks with diverse stakeholders fostering partnerships and driving mutually beneficial outcomes. A proven media performer. With a powerful combination of business acumen, strategic thinking, and deep industry expertise that enables the translation of ambiguity into actionable strategies and measurable growth.Rachel brings hands-on implementation experience, through her role as the acting CEO of an integrated health system responsible for hospital network and insurance. She has also built operations from the ground up in low resource settings developing a global health program across East Africa with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and deploying to West Africa in 2014 to drive the public health response as Expert Advisor to the UN's Special Representative of the Secretary-General during the Ebola Emergency Response, shaping the strategy and operations that successfully brought the epidemic under controlDr Swift regularly speaks at international forums and is Vice-Chair of Australian Advisory Board on Competitivness. Her Board roles cover GP training & registration, telehealth services and the University of Melbourne, School of Medicine Innovation and Enterprise Board. She has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health & the Australasian College of Health Systems Management. In partnership with Professor Hon Greg Hunt, Dr Swift is co-leading the Fertility Society of Australia & New Zealand review and 10 year strategic roadmap to ensure affordable access to high-quality fertility care.Dr, Swift has held teaching appointments at the Universities of Oxford and Adelaide, Lincoln and St Hilda's Colleges at Oxford and Magdalen College School & is a published medical & global health researcher. In her spare time she gives back to the community as a volunteer in the Country Fire Service (CFS).