Rachel Oyelaran (she/her)

Director of Strategy at Fernbrook Health | Kellogg MBA '17 | Alumni admissions interviewer Atlanta, Georgia, United States · 500+ connections

About

I help a regional health system decide where to build and what to stop doing. Before Kellogg, I spent four years in operations at a consumer-goods manufacturer, running night shifts on a packaging line I still dream about. Since 2019, I've interviewed Kellogg applicants for the Admissions Office, mostly over video. I read only the resume beforehand, and I care more about how someone works with people than how impressive the bullets sound. I mentor first-generation college students and try to answer every cold message from a prospective student.

Experience

Fernbrook Health (regional nonprofit health system, 11 hospitals) - Director of Strategy · 2022 - present · Atlanta, GA Lead a team of 6. Built the system's outpatient-site expansion plan: 14 new clinics in five years, prioritized by drive-time gaps. - Senior Manager, Strategic Planning · 2019 - 2022 Ran the business case for converting two rural hospitals to outpatient and emergency campuses.

Calder & Quill Advisory (healthcare strategy consultancy) - Consultant, then Engagement Manager · 2017 - 2019 · Chicago, IL

Brightmoor Consumer Brands (household-products manufacturer) - Operations Supervisor, then Plant Planning Lead · 2011 - 2015 · Columbus, OH Supervised 40 line workers on the overnight shift. Cut changeover time on the main packaging line by 30%.

Kellogg School of Management - Alumni Admissions Interviewer · Volunteer · 2019 - present · Remote Conduct about 15 video interviews a season with full-time MBA applicants.

Education

Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management - MBA, Strategy and Healthcare Management · 2015 - 2017 Activities: Healthcare Club co-president, Kellogg Board Fellows, Kellogg Cares volunteer days, a very average intramural basketball team.

The Ohio State University - BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering · 2007 - 2011

Volunteering

Atlanta First-Gen Scholars (fictional) - Mentor to college sophomores · 2020 - present
Westside Community Clinic (fictional) - Board member, finance committee · 2021 - present

Interests

Distance running (two Chicago Marathons, one regretted), West African cooking, podcasts about cities and transit, and losing at Scrabble to my daughter.