
International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science (IBBIS)
Safeguarding modern bioscience and biotechnology so it can advance and flourish safely and responsibly
Deputy Vice President, Communications
Rachel Staley Grant serves as deputy vice president of the Communications team. In this role, she provides strategic communications support with a particular focus on NTI’s Global Biological Policy and Programs team (NTI | bio). She supports outreach related to major NTI | bio projects, including the Global Health Security Index. Staley Grant also works closely with partners at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) on the development of educational content for the NTI website. Rachel Staley Grant joined NTI in 2016 and served most recently as a senior director for the Communications team.
Previously, Staley Grant managed programs and operations for the British American Security Information Council (BASIC) in London. She helped lead BASIC’s Next Generation project, which aimed to reframe the debate on nuclear weapons through innovative approaches and engagement with new sectors. Staley Grant is also a founding trustee of Future Foreign Policy, an international affairs think tank based in London that works to enhance and promote the voices of young people.
Staley Grant holds an MA in Non-Proliferation and International Security from King’s College London and a BA International Affairs and Anthropology from Northeastern University. She also earned a Graduate Diploma in Management through the University of London International Programmes in conjunction with the London School of Economics.
Safeguarding modern bioscience and biotechnology so it can advance and flourish safely and responsibly
To foster greater understanding of the complex issues around weapons of mass destruction and disruption, NTI has continuously invested in the development of educational content for professors and students.