Rachel Sibley

Rachel Sibley redefines the intersection of technology, trust, and human potential. As an exponential strategist and futurist, she bridges the worlds of Mixed Reality (MR, VR, AR), AI, and the arts, bringing a uniquely holistic perspective to our digital future. Drawing from her background as a Silicon Valley executive and award-winning dancer/choreographer, Rachel offers transformative insights that have captivated global audiences across 100+ keynotes and influenced organizations worth over $400 billion. Her vision: harness technology's power to amplify both human capability and compassion, creating unprecedented value while fostering a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable world.

Rachel's career spans pivotal leadership roles in technology-driven business and culture change. At IBM, she helped scale design thinking globally, opening 29 design studios worldwide, upskilling over 300,000 workers, and achieving a net present value of $36.3 million over three years, and a 301% ROI (Forrester). At Leap Motion, Rachel led go-to-market strategy for natural interaction in Mixed Reality, securing $50 million in series C funding and growing a 350,000-strong developer community while pioneering today’s gestural interfaces. At Singularity University, Rachel guides Fortune 500 companies, governments, and entrepreneurs in adopting exponential mindsets and deploying immersive technology—from designing future cities in Dubai to introducing immersive tech to South Africa's mining industry.

Rachel has advised iconic companies such as Google, NBC Universal Studios, Rolls Royce, Samsung, Verizon, HP, The World Bank, Morgan Stanley, Fidelity, and more, helping them navigate the new economy of collaboration, contribution, and trust. Her consultancy strengthens innovation through strategic advisory, workshops, and executive coaching. Anchored in exponential technologies and two decades of mindfulness practice, Rachel's approach equips leaders with tools to excel in our fast-evolving world, guiding them toward a future of confidence, clarity, and purpose.

A WIRED "Woman to Watch" and co-author of VentureBeat's 2017 Diversity Manifesto, Rachel champions inclusivity and audacious thinking. Her entrepreneurial spirit has launched ventures from drone-based video production to international dance festivals, alongside social initiatives tackling immigrant education, child hunger, and student mental health. Rachel's dynamic keynotes have electrified audiences at Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Augmented World Expo, and TEDx Berlin.

Raised by Montessori school founders in the high desert mountains of West Texas, Rachel has lived and worked in over 20 countries. Colleagues describe her as "the sparkplug," "elegant, highly polished, and nerdy to boot," and "an excellent negotiator with boundless energy." When not engaged with big ideas, Rachel enjoys hiking tall mountains, sitting still in monasteries, and teaching social dance.