Bio
Rachel is Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific for D2 Legal Technology. She currently specialises in legaltech advisory, helping firms enhance their legal teams through use of AI. She covers contract data management, as well as transactional finance legal work, and was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly “AI Leaders” awards in 2024. Having been an in-house lawyer in investment banking in London, Hong Kong and Tokyo for over 20 years, Rachel returned to Sydney in 2014 where her roles have included General Counsel at Magellan Financial Group, and Head of Derivatives at Challenger.
Prior to that Rachel was an Executive Director and Senior Counsel at Goldman Sachs in London, running the Global Documentation Team. With an interest in data and technology, Rachel completed the Blockchain Strategy Programme at Oxford University’s Said Business School in 2018.
Also in 2018, Rachel founded the NSW “First Hundred Years” initiative celebrating the centenary of women in law. Rachel started the D2LT Women’s Network, is on the Advisory Board of Generation Women Australia, is former Governance Director for the International Women’s Forum Australia and has been a Board Director of Australia’s premier classical vocal ensemble, The Song Company. She is currently on the Committee for Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Vanguard group, and sits on the SSO Council.
