Staff Biography
Racheal Yeager, Manager, HERproject
Consulting & Member Services | San Francisco
Racheal leads HERproject, a BSR initiative that addresses women's health needs in global supply chains by working with multinational companies, factories, and local NGOs. As HERproject manager, Racheal oversees the implementation of pilots in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Kenya, Pakistan, and Vietnam. She also manages program alignment, communications, development outreach, and private-sector recruitment.
Racheal also manages related research with the International Finance Corporation on programs and policies that support women’s equality and empowerment in special economic zones around the world, and she managed two demonstration projects for BSR's DR-CAFTA Responsible Competitiveness project in Costa Rica.
Prior to joining BSR in 2007, Racheal held positions with USAID, the Social Market Foundation in London, the Balkan Trust for Democracy in Belgrade and the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation at the University of California, San Diego.
Racheal holds an M.Sc. in International Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics where she focused on conflict studies, globalization, and international development. She received her B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, with studies at Oxford University and in Siena, Italy.
Expertise
Women and sustainability; supply chain; workplace programs; women's health and business; international labor migration; public-private partnerships; responsible supply chain management
Thought Leadership
- BSR Insight Article: Improving Worker Well-Being: A Case Study of Levi Strauss & Co.‘s Supply Chain Approach
- Blog: Talking to HERproject Heroes in Bangladesh
- Blog: Women’s Empowerment and HIV/AIDS: A Call to Action on World AIDS Day
- BSR Insight Article: Walmart CEO: ‘Holding Women Back Holds Economies Back’
- BSR Insight Article: The 4:1 ROI for Women’s Health Initiatives