Racheal Meiers

Racheal oversees partnerships and operations to help make Kaiser Permanente served communities the healthiest in the nation. Previously, Racheal led Kaiser Permanente’s philanthropic strategy to support economic opportunity as a super determinant of health. In 2018, she helped found the Thriving Communities Fund, Kaiser Permanente’s $400M investment commitment to improve housing security crises and equitable community development in Kaiser Permanente served communities. Racheal has also led other cross-functional partnerships to support hiring, purchasing, and building for positive community impact.

Racheal is also a globally recognized advocate for the role of business in women’s empowerment. While at BSR, she directed and scaled HERproject, a global women’s empowerment initiative. HERproject works with over 300,000 women in global supply chains – in factories, flower farms, textile mills, and tea plantations – to improve their knowledge, access, and confidence vis-à-vis their health, financial future, and freedom from gender-based-violence.

Racheal holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor’s Degree with honors from the University of California, San Diego, where she majored in political science and history.