A Warm Welcome for our New Head of School

Rachel brings to the School a deep background that combines traditional independent school experience with both large corporate enterprises and small, innovative organizations. Her most recent appointment as the Head of School at Khan Lab School in Palo Alto, brought her back to her roots in the Bay Area. But her journey also includes serving as the Dean of Policy and Strategic Planning at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts; Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at San Francisco University High School; Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at The Latin School of Chicago; and Undergraduate Financial Aid and Admissions Officer at Harvard, where she also received her undergraduate degree and J.D. (Harvard Law School). Rachel’s corporate experience began in consulting at McKinsey & Company and also includes commercial real estate law with firms in both San Francisco—Heller Ehrman—and Chicago—Kirkland and Ellis.

To hear more from Rachel on her background and first 125 days at the School, tune in to our Head-Royce Voices alumni podcast!

Rachel’s dynamic leadership and robust experience are being put to great use at Head-Royce with a proposed South Campus construction project on the horizon. Read on to learn more about Rachel’s journey to Head-Royce and the status of the South Campus plan…and enjoy these photos from Rachel’s many welcome events to the Head-Royce community!