Rachel

Rachel Wick (she/her) is a senior program officer at Blue Shield of California Foundation. She currently leads the Foundation's work to strengthen economic security and mobility for Californians of color with low-incomes through increasing access to income and benefits, improving care worker wages, benefits and job quality, and addressing the unique needs of survivors of domestic violence. She recently joined the board of the Asset Funders Network and serves as co-chair of its Bay Area steering committee. Prior to joining Blue Shield of California Foundation, Rachel spent eight years at the Consumer Health Foundation in Washington, D.C., implementing and evaluating a health equity and advocacy strategy, first as a program officer and then as director of policy, planning and special projects. Rachel was selected as a 2010 Terrance Keenan Emerging Leader in Health Philanthropy Fellow by Grantmakers in Health. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the College of St. Benedict and an Master of Public Health in health management and policy from the University of Michigan.