Rachel Etheredge is the Executive Director of Operations at the Brinson Exploration Hub at Caltech, where she manages daily operations.
With over 15 years of leadership experience in both creative and operations roles across the media, music, and aerospace industries, Rachel combines a broad range of skills and expertise in her role. Prior to joining the Hub, she served as Deputy Project Manager for the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) technology development project at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where she co-led the development of four robotic systems and multiple groundbreaking end-to-end demonstrations of extreme autonomous surface and sub-surface mobility in a glacial environment. Additionally, Rachel was the Lead Producer for JPL's The Studio, where she supported a multidisciplinary team of communicators, designers, and storytellers. Her leadership is characterized by her ability to drive innovation, build diverse teams, and successfully navigate complex, high-pressure projects.
Rachel holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Recorded Music from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.