Rachel Botsman

Ms. Botsman is a world-renowned expert on the new economy and how technology is changing the way we can live, work, bank and travel.  An award-winning author, speaker and University of Oxford lecturer, she has contributed to The New York Times, Australian Financial Review, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and more.

Her upcoming book, Who Can You Trust? (Penguin Portfolio, 2017) reveals that we are at the tipping point of one of the biggest social transformations in human history. She is also the co-author of, What’s Mine is Yours, which defined the theory of ‘collaborative consumption’ and was named one of TIME’s “Ten Ideas That’ll Change the World”.

She currently teaches the world’s first MBA course on the collaborative economy at University of Oxford, Saïd Business School.

Rachel was a founding partner in the Collaborative Fund and previously served as a Director on the William J Clinton Foundation.

Her TED talks have been viewed more than 3.5 million times. She was named one of the “Most Creative People in Business” (Fast Company); a “Young Global Leader” (World Economic Forum) and received the Breakthrough Idea Award (Thinkers50).

Ms Botsman holds an honours degree in Fine Arts from the University of Oxford and attended Harvard University for her post-graduate studies. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.