Rachel Cain

Rachel focuses on amplifying the voices of small and local charities, using their expertise to influence policy and practice to address the root causes of complex social issues.

Before joining Lloyds Bank Foundation, Rachel managed the Sheila McKechnie Foundation’s Social Change Project, which aimed to learn from successful campaigns and examples of positive change, to strengthen future efforts. She was previously a Senior Researcher at the Directory of Social Change, working on research, policy and campaigns to support charities to thrive. She has a degree in Human Sciences from the University of Oxford and, after graduating, set up a project with her local MP to improve access to Oxbridge universities and encourage young people to aim high.

Rachel is from Liverpool and is passionate about her home city.