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title: Kantar's Profiles Blog | Rachel Bear
description: "<b>Associate Director, Business Development, Lightspeed Health - Americas</b>\n<br><br>\nRachel Bear serves as Associate Director, Business Development at Lightspeed Health. In this role, she is responsible for driving new sales opportunities along with further developing existing client relations.\n<br><br>\nPrior to joining Lightspeed Health, Rachel served as Business Development Manager at QualWorld. In this role, she generated and identified new business opportunities across North America and Europe. She also held positions at SERMO and Ambling Management Company, where she leveraged her skills to drive targeted business development activities, presented proposals and presentations, and lead projects.\n<br><br>\nRachel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Indiana University."
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# Kantar's Profiles Blog

## Rachel Bear

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**Associate Director, Business Development, Lightspeed Health - Americas**

 Rachel Bear serves as Associate Director, Business Development at Lightspeed Health. In this role, she is responsible for driving new sales opportunities along with further developing existing client relations.

 Prior to joining Lightspeed Health, Rachel served as Business Development Manager at QualWorld. In this role, she generated and identified new business opportunities across North America and Europe. She also held positions at SERMO and Ambling Management Company, where she leveraged her skills to drive targeted business development activities, presented proposals and presentations, and lead projects.

 Rachel holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Indiana University.

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## [A Spotlight on Gestational Diabetes](https://info-profiles.kantar.com/a-spotlight-on-gestational-diabetes)

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