Rachel Townend — General Partner and Chief of Staff · Illuminate Financial

Rachel Townend — General Partner and Chief of Staff · Illuminate Financial · London, England, United Kingdom.

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About

An outcome and process-oriented team player with a passion for people and supporting those around me to drive prioritisation of time, optimisation of workflows and delivery of strategic projects. My career history of supporting C-Suite management in various sectors on the administrative side before transitioning to management myself gives me a unique insight into how businesses function and the challenges they have to overcome. Hugely passionate about utilising the resources & talent that businesses have in-house and helping them to foster & grow.

Experience

General Partner and Chief of StaffCurrent
Illuminate Financial · London Area, United Kingdom
Nov 2022 – Present
Illuminate Financial is a thesis-driven venture capital firm dedicated to fintech and enterprise software companies building technology solutions for financial services.
Assistant to Joel Cadbury
Longshot Ltd · london, united kingdom
Apr 2013 – Feb 2014
An Entrepreneurial Leisure Company founded by Joel Cadbury & Ollie Vigors, consisting of Bel & The Dragon Country Inns, Beaverbrook Country Club & KidZania London. Joel was Chairman of the Royal Parks and sat on the board of many early stage companies.

Education

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford — Chief of Staff Certification Level 1 · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
University of Nottingham — BA Geography, Business & The Environment, Geography and Business · 2003 – 2006

Skills