Rachel Kirby-Rider

Rachel Kirby-Rider has held senior fundraising and corporate partnership roles at a number of leading UK charities and is currently CEO at Young Lives vs Cancer.

Formerly known as CLIC Sargent, Rachel led the rebranding of the UK’s leading charity for young cancer patients and their families three years ago, having been appointed CEO in 2020 following five years with the charity with roles including Director of Fundraising, and more recently, Director of Income and Engagement.

She also spearheaded the charity’s income generation strategy ‘One Team One Target’, focused on building long-term relationships.

Prior to joining CLIC Sargent, Rachel was Executive Director of Fundraising and Communications at Samaritans and Head of Corporate & Community Fundraising at Diabetes UK.