Rachel Wilson
About Rachel Wilson
Rachel Wilson is the Organisational Development Lead at Arup, with extensive experience in various leadership roles across multiple organizations in the UK.
Title
Rachel Wilson currently holds the position of Organisational Development Lead at Arup, a role she has occupied since 2021. She is also serving as Associate Director at Arup since 2020. In addition, she is the Head of Organisational Development for Trans Pennine Railway Alliance since 2019.
Company
Rachel Wilson is currently employed at Arup, a global company known for designing and implementing innovative solutions in the built environment. She contributes her expertise in organizational development at their Manchester office. She also holds a significant role at Trans Pennine Railway Alliance, a collaboration focused on the development of rail infrastructure.
Education and Expertise
Rachel Wilson completed her MA in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge in 1992. Prior to that, she earned a BSC (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from Liverpool John Moores University in 1990. She also completed her early education at Queen Mary School from 1979 to 1986. Wilson specializes in implementing pragmatic solutions for operational and behavioral changes within organizations.
Background
Rachel Wilson's extensive career includes roles at prominent organizations such as Wipro, where she served in multiple capacities from 2011 to 2019, including Director, Managing Consultant, Associate Partner, and UK Practice Leader & Director. She has also worked as a Business Change Lead at Network Rail and as an International HR Director at EC Harris LLP. From 1995 to 2003, she worked at Tesco Stores Ltd in various roles.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Rachel Wilson has been responsible for delivering up to £5bn in efficiencies. She focuses on standardizing people processes and developing succession and talent strategies. Additionally, she has extended her expertise to the non-profit sector, supporting charities undergoing transformation by applying private sector strategies. In her academic role, she was an Associate (Supply) Lecturer at Lord Ashcroft International Business School ARU.