Rachael Kelly is the Executive Director Common Mission Project UK. She is responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the charity, and building on our impact within Defence, Academia and Industry.
Previously, Rachael held the role of Director of Programmes here at CMP for three years. Her background includes being a Senior Lecturer within King’s College London’s Defence Studies Department and is an experienced International Relations, Defence and Security academic. Rachael has authored several residential and online postgraduate courses and has managed and administered MA Programmes. She received her PhD from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and her MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She holds a BA in Politics and Vietnamese from the London School of Oriental and African Studies.