Rachel Auty founded beer equality social enterprise, Women On Tap CIC in 2017 and is currently Head of Marketing at Brew York.

Rachel is a marketing leader, brand and communications strategist who has worked extensively across the beer industry and the arts.

A feminist and equality champion, Rachel is passionate about the representation of women and women in leadership, with the bulk of her activism focused on the heavily male-dominated beer industry. She is outspoken about the value of women on boards and marketing expertise at board level.

To date, Rachel has shaped and delivered six years of WOTFEST, a festival of beer and arts designed to celebrate women in beer and tackle sexism in the industry.

Rachel has more than 24 years' marketing and business experience underpinned by formal qualifications in marketing, leadership and management. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and has been awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) for her work to positively raise the profile of women in beer.

Rachel is a member of The British Guild of Beer Writers (BGBW) and in 2021 won BGBW Best Beer Writer, Regional Media silver award.

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