Rachel Isacoff is a Director at The Rockefeller Foundation where she drives the Foundation’s domestic climate justice work and specializes in bridging economic opportunity and climate equity in the U.S. She is also a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Pratt Institute’s Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment.

Previously, she collaborated with private, nonprofit, and public partners across sectors to develop tools and climate equity initiatives that support communities on the frontlines of climate change. Most notably she worked on key climate justice and equitable relocation projects at the White House Council on Environmental Quality under President Obama's administration, energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions at HUD, and 100 Resilient Cities and climate adaptation strategies at HR&A Advisors.

Rachel received a BS in architecture from the University of Michigan and a MS in preservation planning from the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on the intersection of cultural heritage and climate adaptation.