Rachel Coleman
Director, Communications, Builders Vision
Rachel Coleman is Director, Communications, at Builders Vision, supporting external storytelling, thought leadership, and executive visibility for Builders Vision's philanthropic and impact investing teams.
Prior to joining Builders Vision, Rachel spent nearly 11 years at global PR agency FleishmanHillard. At FleishmanHillard, she oversaw media relations, corporate communications, executive visibility and thought leadership programs on behalf of clients in the financial and professional services, retail, food and beverage and education industries. She was one of the firm's DE&I counselors and partnered with companies across industries to provide timely and strategic guidance on DE&I issues, programming and positioning. Rachel also spent 18 months as a director of DE&I working in partnership with FleishmanHillard's chief diversity and inclusion officer to develop and implement global, internal DE&I programming that focused on strengthening culture, growing and supporting talent and creating inclusive spaces within the firm.
Rachel earned a bachelor's degree in journalism with an emphasis in strategic communication and a minor in business administration from the University of Missouri. She is a self-described foodie, loves to read and travel. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Jay.