rsumekh@jfunders.org

Rachel Sumekh is an Iranian Jewish activist and entrepreneur. She is the founder of RNS impact which supports philanthropists and nonprofits in increasing their impact. Through this, she serves as the Project Executive for the Jewish Funders Network’s Poverty Affinity Group. 

After founding and serving as CEO of Swipe Out Hunger from 2013-2022, she passed the baton this past summer. Under her leadership, Swipe Out Hunger became the leading national nonprofit in addressing college student hunger. Today, its network of 550 university partners has helped serve over 5 million nourishing meals to students through campus food pantries, dining meal swipe donation programs and other strategies. Rachel is a systems-level thinker and wrote the Hunger-Free Campus Act which has passed in 6 states and sent over $100M to fund anti-hunger programs on campus. Rachel served on the board of her synagogue, IKAR for six years, is a proud graduate of UCLA and Schusterman Senior Fellow. Her work has been recognized by The Obama White House, Forbes' 30 Under 30 list, and the Forward 50.