Rachel Eisen

Background

About Rachel Eisen

Rachel Eisen believes in building healthy, collaborative workplaces at organizations that create thriving Jewish life. With over a decade of experience, she is the Chief Operating Officer at BaMidbar. Prior to BaMidbar, Rachel spent eight years at Mayyim Hayyim in multiple positions, most recently as Chief Operations and Advancement Officer. Previously, she worked in student engagement at Brown RISD Hillel. Rachel holds dual MAs from Brandeis’s Hornstein Program in Jewish Professional Leadership and a BA from Vassar College. She has studied at Pardes, Shalom Hartman, and Hebrew College, and was selected for UpStart’s Change Accelerator, JWI’s Women’s Leadership Project, and Schusterman’s Leading From Within Fellowship. Rachel co-founded Mentoring for Equity, a national initiative connecting women-identified Jewish communal professionals in mentoring relationships to help close the gender leadership gap. She volunteers with the Gender Equity in Hiring Project and the New Israel Fund.