Rachel Harrison

Rachel specialises in helping organisations and people to make change and move forward. Based in London since 1997, Rachel has been consulting, training, researching and writing on management and leadership, organisational development, cross cultural communications, working with change and conflict resolution. She has an international portfolio, working across Europe and the states.

Rachel has a very extensive and diverse experience of training and consultancy for multi-nationals, large public sector organisations, and small and medium sized businesses and voluntary sector organisations. Her clients include Novo Nordisk, Abbott, WEA, RFU, FA, Phlexglobal and Willisnewson.

She offers an excellent track record in training and consultancy within the arts, education and healthcare industries as well as writing and research for a range of organisations including the NHS executive and NHS research networks. Relevant publications include Management and Leadership in clinical research, published by the ICR in 2006.

Rachel draws on an extensive background in arts and media to create different, dynamic and creative learning programmes and uses her expertise in communications to work very successfully with a rich diversity of organisations in the private, public and voluntary sectors.

Prior to 1997, she worked for the BBC as a senior education advisor, project managing national social action campaigns and creating award winning educational materials.

Before joining the BBC, she was a senior lecturer in performing arts and artistic director of an Oxford-based theatre company.

Rachel has a first degree in English and Philosophy from Bristol University. She has masters degree from City University in Education and Training. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in Informal Education.

"Working with the Centre is always a pleasure - their professionalism comes through every time."