Rachel Desch

Rachel Desch is pursuing a Master’s in International Policy with a focus on governance and development. Rachel graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) with majors in peace, war, and defense, and economics. While pursuing her undergraduate degree, she interned with the U.S. State Department in Riga, Latvia, and the Institute for Defense and Business. Since graduating from UNC, Rachel has worked on a variety of national security issues within the U.S. government, including deploying to the Middle East. Most recently, she served as a policy advisor at the National Security Council, focusing on legislative affairs. At Stanford, Rachel is a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, an editor of the Stanford International Policy Review, a board member of the International Policy Student Association, and an Imagine a World podcast team member.