Rachel Skinner CBE
WSP
UK Director of Government Relations & Corporate Responsibility
Rachel Skinner CBE
Rachel Skinner is UK Director of Government Relations & Corporate Responsibility and is a member of the WSP UK Senior Leadership Team.
In 2020-21, Rachel served as the 156th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and she is a Patron of Women in Transport (a not-for-profit), having been one of its founding board members since 2005.
She is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a chartered engineer and a chartered transport planner. She holds honorary doctorates from the University of Exeter for services to engineering and the University of Leeds for services to transport, engineering and industry diversity. She is also an honorary fellow of the Society for the Environment.
Rachel was awarded a CBE for services to infrastructure in the 2022 New Year Honours list.
At present, Rachel chairs the Climate Task Group of the Infrastructure Client Group (ICG) and the ICE’s Decarbonisation Advisory Board. She chaired the UK Department for Transport Taskforce on employment and skills until July 2024. She also served two years as an Infrastructure Commissioner for Scotland from late 2018.
