Rakhi Rajani, CPsychol
I’m a change the system kind of person and I care about working with organisations who are confident enough with uncertainty, that they believe they can change the world.
I create new ideas at the convergence of disciplines and markets and turn them into ventures, systems and organisations with impact, and I've spent all of my education and career busting out of boxes to do that.
I studied psychology and computer science together back in the late 90’s because I was convinced there was a connection between the two in the earlier days of AI and BCI’s.
Most recently, I was Chief Digital and Strategy Officer at Genomics England, a role that combined various c-suite roles and responsibilities), where I built national-scale science, AI and digital capabilities from scratch. I created the 2025-2035 organisational strategy to translate genomic insight into population health impact, evolving the organisation from a government project to a sustainable, well-funded public-sector biotech.
Before that, I was an Associate Partner at QuantumBlack/McKinsey, following 20+ years inventing deep tech in Silicon Valley and London.
I serve on the boards of Motionhouse (digital trustee) and The Epilepsy Society (AI trustee) and am a mentor at the Imperial Enterprise Lab. I have also been a visiting lecturer at Central Saint Martins, The Royal College of Art and St Gallen.
I lead long-horizon R&D, creating and delivering new science, technologies, industries, and capabilities. My recent work spans life sciences, particle physics, health, energy, outer space, smart cities. I take on high-risk, high-reward challenges, assembling the teams and systems needed to invent and then move breakthrough ideas from early research to large-scale impact.
Outside of work, I love reading and exploring neuroscience, consciousness, foresight, human/machine intelligence, quantum, and the space economy - both in non-fiction and fiction format. Weekends are for rope flow, shooting clays, trying new wine and coffee, listening to classical and jazz, and spending as much time as possible with friends and family.