Rachael Goldfarb

Rachael Goldfarb has spent her career working at the intersection of organizational dynamics, team effectiveness, operational productivity and executing strategy. Dedicated to innovation, open communication and leadership development, Ms. Goldfarb has had a distinguished career within some of the most influential and compelling organizations in the United States. Ms. Goldfarb currently serves as the Chief of Staff to the Technology & Innovation Team at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau where she was one of the first 25 members of the Bureau and led the recruitment and hiring of the entire T&I division. The team she hired and mentored developed an award-winning website and has been at the forefront of facilitating innovative technology solutions within the federal sphere. Ms. Goldfarb is a primary senior advisor to the CIO responsible for a wide range of internal management initiatives including developing and operationalizing the technology and innovation strategy for the Bureau and ensuring the Division is appropriately engaged with internal and external stakeholders, with a specific emphasis on technology policy and the law. Having started her career as the Special Assistant for the Chief of Staff to the President during the Clinton Administration, Ms. Goldfarb has extensive experience in management, process improvement and leadership development. She has served as a Chief of Staff for both the President of Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as the Undersecretary for the largest division at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition to informing and supporting strategic decisions, she has served as a legal advisor to several senior executives. Her legal background includes clerking in both the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Goldfarb holds a B.A. with Honors in American History from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Penn State-Dickinson Law School.