Rachel Botsman

Rachel Botsman is a trust expert, author, and lecturer at Oxford University's Saïd Business School. She is dedicated to teaching people how to think differently and challenge ideas around trust, humility, and integrity. She focuses on equipping leaders on how to center trust in their cultures and professional relationships. Botsman is recognized as one of the 'World's Top 50 Management Thinkers,' with her insights on trust and the role of digital technology in facilitating it garnering global recognition.

Botsman has authored two critically acclaimed books translated into 14 languages. Her first book, "What’s Mine is Yours," outlined the theory of 'collaborative consumption' and foresaw the rise of the ‘sharing economy.' This theory was recognized by TIME magazine as one of the '10 Ideas That Will Change the World' and by Thinkers50 as the 2015 Breakthrough Idea. Her second book, “Who Can You Trust?”, examines the profound shifts in trust across the globe. She is also preparing a new book that delves deeper into how trust is the real disruption of our times.

A world-renowned speaker, Botsman is celebrated for her clear insights and engaging storytelling. She has addressed audiences at prestigious forums including Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, the World Business Forum, Aspen Ideas Festival, Adobe, and Snapchat, consistently being voted as the audience’s favorite speaker. Her TED talks, such as "The Case for Collaborative Consumption," "The Currency of the New Economy is Trust," and "We've Stopped Trusting Institutions and Started Trusting Strangers," have garnered over five million views. Additionally, she hosts the podcast series "Trust Issues." Botsman contributes regularly to top international publications like The Guardian, Financial Times, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, and Wired. Through her newsletter, Rethink, she engages with over 35,000 subscribers bi-weekly. Her active engagement in the growth and challenges faced by startups such as Airbnb, TaskRabbit, and Uber, combined with her experience across four continents, furnishes her with a comprehensive perspective on pivotal contemporary issues.