Rachel Bovard is the Vice President of Programs. She spent over a decade on Capitol Hill in various capacities in the House and Senate, including as Legislative Director to Sen. Rand Paul. She most recently served as the Executive Director of the Senate Steering Committee, the caucus of conservative senators, chaired by Sen. Mike Lee.
Rachel has been recognized in National Journal’s list of the 35 Most Influential Women in Washington under 35, in The Hill’s list of the 25 Staffers Who Make Capitol Hill Run and the Top Women Shaping Policy, and as part of Washingtonian Magazine’s Most Powerful Women in Washington 2025. Rachel is also the recipient of The American Conservative Magazine’s Conservative Mind award.
Rachel’s policy analysis and punditry have appeared widely on print and television, including in The Federalist, the New York Times, Fox News, MSNBC, and the New York Post, among other outlets. Along with CPI’s Chairman, Jim DeMint, she is the co-author of Conservative: Knowing What To Keep.