Rachel Botsman is a renowned author, designer, and lecturer who is the world’s leading expert on trust and societal change. Through her extensive research and influential body of work, she teaches leaders and entrepreneurs how to navigate the evolving dynamics of trust across technology, work cultures, and the global landscape. She is recognized as one of the world’s top 30 most influential management thinkers.
As a former Trust Fellow at Oxford University and a Young Global Leader recognized by the World Economic Forum, Botsman merges academic rigor with real-world practicality. Her insights are essential for navigating an era of digital disruption, and her advice regularly appears in influential publications such as The New York Times, WIRED, and Harvard Business Review. She further disseminates her thought leadership through her popular newsletter, Rethink with Rachel, which reaches over 90,000 subscribers.
Botsman has authored three influential books, including What’s Mine Is Yours and the globally relevant Who Can You Trust?. Her expertise in this niche has made her the go-to voice on the subject, leading to appearances on media channels like the BBC, CNN, and NPR, and securing major speaking engagements for clients including Accenture, Goldman Sachs, and Microsoft. Her podcast, Trust Issues, explores the topic through the lenses of popular culture, business, and psychology.
With a Fine Arts degree from Oxford, Botsman uniquely brings her concepts to life through art and design, such as her surface reflections installation, Roots of Trust, set to be exhibited at the London Design Biennale 2025. Her global experience, having lived and worked on four continents, provides a broad perspective on the issues of our time. Her presentations are characterized by clear insights and warm storytelling, empowering organizations and individuals to make informed, strategic decisions about building and maintaining trust in a rapidly changing world.
