Rachel Gorsky Bombach is a senior policy advisor in Kasowitz’s Government Affairs and Strategic Counsel group, with more than 20 years of experience in national security and public policy. She has strong bipartisan relationships and has served in key roles across Congress, the National Security Council (NSC), and the Intelligence Community. Rachel helps clients strategically navigate defense and national security policy, federal business development, and the legislative process.
Rachel has served in a series of high-profile positions in the Intelligence Community. At the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), she led analysts and analytic programs through several moments of crisis. Her teams produced a wide range of intelligence products supporting U.S. policy and operations. During a tour at the NSC, she served as Director for counterterrorism, where she led interagency efforts to develop and implement policies drawing on all elements of national power. Prior to that, she served as daily briefer for then-Attorney General Michael Mukasey and FBI Director Robert Mueller III.
In Congress, Rachel served as Legislative Director for Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), where she shaped and advanced the senator’s legislative agenda, focusing on appropriations, national security, and California’s needs. Previously, she served as Senator Feinstein’s Senior Defense and Foreign Policy Advisor, where she oversaw Department of Defense programs, with a focus on Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and nuclear weapons programs. In these roles, Rachel drafted bipartisan legislation for inclusion in the annual National Defense Authorization Act, appropriations bills, and other critical legislative measures.
Earlier in her career, Rachel held positions at the National Counterterrorism Center, FBI, and NSA, gaining deep expertise in counterterrorism and intelligence collection, analysis, and operations.
Rachel is not an attorney admitted to practice law in any jurisdiction.