Rachel Marshall is the Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College, where she leads the IIP’s efforts to promote and support prosecutorial reform. Rachel works closely with local prosecutors to support their efforts to implement effective, community-centered approaches; develops and leads national convenings on key justice reform issues; and represents the IIP to the media as an expert on criminal justice.

Rachel previously served as the Director of Communications and Policy Advisor at the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office under District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Rachel consulted and advised on all policy and strategic decisions before the office, developed messaging strategies, coordinated high-stakes communications, and played a key role in implementing the office’s ambitious agenda.

Before joining the District Attorney’s Office, Rachel spent nearly a decade working as a public defender in Oakland, CA, where she represented clients at all stages in felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile cases.

Rachel graduated from Stanford Law School and Brown University. After law school, she clerked for federal District Court Judge David O. Carter in the Central District of California. Prior to law school, she taught high school history for three years in the Bronx.