RACHEL MENDELOWITZ

**** * ****** ***** **. Arlington, VA 22207 646-***-**** adg4cm@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Founder and CEO of The Rivington Group, scaling startups and helping organizations build people operations infrastructure

Chief People Officer at Binc, a nationally distributed tech recruiting firm growing 50% year over year and recognized for culture as an Inc, Best Places workplace

Partner at McChrystal Group, a leadership and management consultancy with $20M revenue, and head of its Lab, an organizational development research and development function

Seasoned leadership and management expert specializing in design and implementation of innovative people strategies for high-growth companies with experience in a broad array of industries

Skilled speaker and writer on leading, managing, and working effectively in today’s complex environment

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Organizational Design

Performance Management

Organizational Development

Strategic Human Resources

Goal Setting

Leadership Development

Workforce Planning

Onboarding

Learning and Development

Change Management

Executive Coaching

Team Dynamics

Employee Engagement

Survey Design

Talent Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder and CEO, The Rivington Group, Arlington, VA, 2017 – Present

Served as interim Chief People Officer for organizations in rapid and hyper-growth, outlining people operations strategies to scale their workforces and designing and implementing solutions including performance management, organizational design, learning and development, coaching, and employee engagement

Designed and delivered people-solutions offerings to large and mid-size commercial, non-profit, and government clients including Goldman Sachs, Compass Real Estate, Milken Institute, and The International Monetary Fund

Spoke regularly at conferences and with clients on executive-level topics including leadership skills, feedback, cross-cultural communication, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and decision making

Chief People Officer, Binc, San Francisco, CA, 2019 – 2020

Named one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Places to Work, 2019

Grew the employee base from 80 to 150 with representation across 13 states, and oversaw a team of 15 People Team employees across Recruiting, Learning and Development, People Operations/HR, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Led the organization through COVID-19 response, including employee and client policy development, response for affected team members, workforce planning during Paycheck Protection Program loan period, and multiple rounds of furloughs and reductions in force

Served with the executive team responsible for the financial and strategic direction and decision-making of the organization

Partner, McChrystal Group, Alexandria, VA, 2014 – 2017

Advised C-Suite and senior leaders at Fortune 500, privately held companies, and small startups in a variety of industries, to include Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology, Retail, and Manufacturing

Oversaw two of McChrystal Group’s six total lines of business, Leadership Development and Performance Sustainment, to drive leader, team, and organizational behavior change with clients

Directed the Research and Development function, responsible for underpinning all of McChrystal Group’s offerings with behavioral research, conducting product design, providing subject matter expertise to clients, and driving business development for all human capital efforts

Spearheaded development of forward-thinking offerings for today’s information economy, to include leadership development, performance management, goal setting, individual assessment, employee engagement, team building, and coaching

Drove business through network management, public and private speaking engagements, and publications

Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA, 2011 – 2014

Performance & Team Award for outstanding leadership, 2012 and 2013

Directed a team of four to develop and operate all strategic HR functions for the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) team of 95 to support their mission as a treatment and research center for Service Members with traumatic brain injury and psychological health issues

Organized the Connected Leadership Symposium at The Brookings Institution for 35 senior government officials and leading social network academics to discuss methods for large scale collaboration across organizational boundaries in the Federal government

Led the human capital team for the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Intelligence Department in competency development, career pathing, and training to enhance professionalization and retention

Provided a Training Needs Analysis for Cyber-related roles across all Joint Combatant Commands for the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)

Designed a Leading Change and Strategic Thinking seminar for Senior Executive Service (SES) leaders across the whole-of-government for the Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service (DCPAS), President’s Management Advisory Board (PMAB), resulting in a training with satisfaction ratings of 4.5 out of 5 and acclaim from leadership

Management Support Associate, Bridgewater Associates, LP, Westport, CT, 2009 – 2011

Managed training and development for all 1,200 employees as a member of the CEO’s Core Management Team, including on-boarding and ongoing leadership training, utilizing virtual, in-person, self, and instructor-led methodologies

Created and managed the internal HR function for Bridgewater’s 60-person Finance Department in order to develop processes for role design, recruiting, on-boarding, training, talent management, and off-boarding

Led projects for the Head of HR to assist in transformation and reorganization of the department to include a company-wide roll out of the Kenexa BrassRing Applicant Tracking System as well as the SAP SuccessFactors’ 360 and Annual Review platform

Conducted recruiting for the Security Department to source, process, and hire top talent at all levels of leadership

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Publications:

Why Is Saying “All Lives Matter” Offensive? Here’s What Research Can Tell Us, Medium, 2020

The Subtle Art of Keeping Gender Discrimination Alive in Your Workplace: Modern Advice for Leaders, Medium, 2020

Leadership Development Should Deliver Not Just Knowledge, But Actual Change, Medium, 2017

Invest in Helping Your Employees Fight Their Own Battles, Medium, 2017

Practice vs. Game-time: When Competition in the Workplace Can Be Damaging, Medium, 2017

Here’s What So Many Leaders Get Wrong About Motivating Employees, Fortune, 2016

Expecting Perfection Could Actually Make Bad Employees, Fortune, 2016

The Surprising Thing Strong Leaders Know That Weak Leaders Don’t, Fortune, 2016

Bring Your Own Team: The New Trend Disrupting Recruiting, Medium, 2016

For Leaders, Soft is the New Strong, Medium, 2016

Goal Setting May Improve Performance, But Does It Improve Performance Management?, Medium, 2015

Tackling Wicked Government Problems: A Practical Guide for Developing Enterprise Leaders, Brookings Institution Press, 2014

Diversity Trainer Preconceptions: The Effects of Trainer Race and Gender on Perceptions of Diversity Trainer Effective, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 2011

Public Speaking Engagements:

Working From Home Virtual Conference, Onboarding in a Virtual Environment, 2020

DC Startup Week, From “Self Care” to “Team Care: Prioritizing Mental Health in the Workplace, 2020

Association of Training and Development International Conference and Exposition, Psychological Safety – What is it? How do you cultivate it?, 2019

Business and Legal Resources, Behavior-Based Interviewing, 2019

The Learning and Informatics Summit, Leading Change, 2019

Duke Fuqua MBA Program, Hiring with Inclusion in Mind, 2019

ALX Community, Difficult Conversations, 2018

The Pinnacle Society, Influence Through Coaching, 2018

Duke Football Future, Values-Based Work, 2018

Agile Alliance OnAgile2016, Simple to Complex, 2016

Responsive Conference: The Future of Work, Simple to Complex, 2016

SAP Sapphire Now Conference, Simple to Complex, May 2016

Certifications: Hogan Leadership Assessment Certification, 2013

EDUCATION

MA in Social-Organizational Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2009

BA in Psychology and BFA in Studio Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2005

Walter King Memorial Prize for scholastic excellence, 2003

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