Rachel Costello

Rachel Costello, following  an illustrious Navy career, is a co-founder of a veteran-owned business that advises early-stage founders and CEOs to build a sustainable and scalable business. Rachel brings 30+ years of organizational leadership and operations expertise. She is a seasoned Silicon Valley veteran with a deep understanding and experience in technology, academia, and defense sectors.

Rachel’s 30-year Navy career included key posts both at-sea and ashore as Principal Advisor to Chief of Naval Operation and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy; Command Master Chief of Arleigh Burke Destroyer; Search & Rescue squadron and ENTERPRISE Carrier Strike Group. As Senior Technical Project Manager at Tesla, Inc., she led numerous large-scale projects worldwide, including Gigafactory 1 in Nevada ; the launch of a $1.2B government compliance program, and a $37.5M education and workforce development initiative.

Rachel is also an Entrepreneur in Residence Emerita at the University of California, San Diego.