Rachel Botsman

Rachel Botsman is a globally recognised expert on trust, a bestselling author and an acclaimed keynote speaker. She helps organisations and leaders understand how trust is built, lost and repaired in the digital age, offering powerful insights into how technology is reshaping relationships, leadership and innovation. Known for her warm delivery and sharp intellect, Rachel delivers virtual keynotes that are both engaging and deeply practical, using vivid examples and clear frameworks to help audiences reimagine what trustworthy leadership looks like today. Her ability to simplify complex ideas into human stories has made her one of the most sought-after virtual speakers on trust and the future of work.

Rachel began her career exploring how digital platforms change the way people connect and collaborate. Her first book, ‘What’s Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption’, introduced the world to the idea of the sharing economy and predicted the rise of platforms like Airbnb and Uber. The success of her writing led to global recognition and demand from businesses keen to understand how trust functions in online communities. Her second book, ‘Who Can You Trust?’, examined the shifting balance of power from institutions to individuals and was named one of the best books of the year by WIRED. Rachel later became the first Trust Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, where she designed and taught courses on trust, culture and leadership in the digital era.

Throughout her career, Rachel has received some of the highest accolades in business and thought leadership. She was named among Thinkers50’s Top 30 Most Influential Management Thinkers, included in Monocle’s Top 20 Speakers in the World, and recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. She has also been celebrated as one of LinkedIn’s Top 10 Most Influential Voices and one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business. Her TED Talks on trust and technology have amassed over five million views, and her work regularly features in publications including The Guardian, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review and The New York Times.

As a virtual keynote speaker, Rachel delivers tailored sessions that combine storytelling, data and design thinking to create a truly interactive experience. She has spoken for organisations such as Adobe, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce and Snapchat, guiding teams through times of uncertainty with clarity and confidence. Whether exploring the future of AI, workplace culture or innovation, Rachel inspires audiences to rethink how trust operates in every interaction. She remains one of the most compelling virtual speakers available today, bringing wisdom, curiosity and fresh thinking to events around the world.