Rachel Gogel

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Rachel Gogel (she/her) is a Parisian creative director, designer, and educator whose career has followed the rise and dominance of an entire era of digital design. She has led major brand initiatives for larger companies (Airbnb, Meta, The New York Times) and smaller women-founded initiatives (Chicken & Egg Films, Anew, Acora). As an independent design executive and solopreneur, Rachel specializes in organizational design, publication launches, and brand systems. Based in San Francisco, she supports global companies in a fractional capacity and is fascinated by the intersection of design, culture, and technology. When she’s not consulting, Rachel teaches a course called “Career Design Lab” for graduate students pursuing their MBAs in Design Strategy at California College of the Arts (CCA). A recognized queer leader and mentor, she has been honored by Inc.’s “30 under 30,” Forbes’ “30 under 30” in media, and received a 2022 Webby nomination for her work on Departures. Rachel previously served as a board member of AIGA SF (2021–24) and led the Women in Leadership & Design initiative as chair. She has also been featured in Creative Review, Design by Women, Fast Company, among others. Rachel’s PRINT magazine article — written for International Women’s Day 2024 — captures her determination to see more women founders launching their own small creative businesses. All of these platforms amplify her commitment to supporting women- and nonbinary-led causes and addressing gender-based disparities in the design industry.

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