Rachel Ainsworth is a historical researcher and social scientist with an expertise in politics, law, social justice, and human rights. Her current research is studying historical revolutions. She has a History PhD from the University of East Anglia, U.K on the social transformations of Crete during the late Ottoman Empire. She has been a researcher with Seshat: Global History Databank, Oxford University since 2019 and is the Research Director for Societal Dynamics (So-Dy). She is also a member of the United Nations group the Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA).