Rachel Small is GMF’s Washington, DC-based chief operating and financial officer. She was previously senior vice president at United Way Worldwide, where she led community impact teams, launched a government partnerships portfolio, and supported disaster response efforts in multiple states. She was deployed to Maui for three months following the 2023 wildfires there.

Small also served as the New York state governor’s deputy secretary for public safety. In that role, she oversaw operations, policies, and budgets for nine executive branch agencies, including the state police, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and the Office of Victim Services. Earlier in her career, she was a unit chief at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where she led its business intelligence and advanced data analytics programs.

Small holds two master’s degrees, in business administration and public policy, from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University