Rachel is the Senior Vice President of Global Policy and Regulatory Affairs for Boom Supersonic. She leads all aspects of public policy and regulatory issues across the organization. Rachel is a respected leader with over 20 years of experience in the transportation industry, with a focus in aviation public policy, legal and regulatory issues.
Rachel had a distinguished 12-year career working for Congress in various senior positions in the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Most recently, as Staff Director and Senior Counsel for Subcommittee on Aviation, she was a key lead drafting and negotiating the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254).
Rachel has a breadth of experience across the aviation enterprise. She has previously worked for the Denver International Airport, Coddington Hicks and Danforth and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. She holds a B.A. in Engineering and Government & Law from Lafayette College and a J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Colorado, California and the District of Columbia.