Rachel Wainer is a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths coach and workshop facilitator with 15 years of experience translating research on workplace effectiveness and well-being into practical learning experiences. At Rachel Wainer Consulting and as faculty for the American Management Association, she supports managers in leading teams where people feel valued and do their best work, and equips individual contributors with the tools to maximize their own effectiveness and work better with others.

Rachel teaches practical skills for everyday management and self-leadership, including setting priorities and managing time, coaching for performance and giving effective feedback, navigating difficult conversations, facilitating meetings, leveraging team strengths, and enhancing interpersonal communication. Through stand-alone workshops and longer learning journeys, she has guided clients across industries to strengthen teamwork, drive results, and cultivate workplaces where people and ideas thrive. Some of her recent clients include Microsoft, Intuit, Seton Hall University, NYC government agencies, the ACLU, FedEx, and ATG Entertainment. She is also an Assistant Instructor in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Rachel holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology, an M.S. in Education, and a B.A. in Organizational Communication. She is a certified Gallup CliftonStrengths coach, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) practitioner, TRACOM Social Style practitioner, and trained in Nature Informed Therapy.

She lives in the NYC Metro Area with her husband and three children and enjoys gardening, camping, playing softball, going on road trips, reading magazines, and walking her kids to school.