Rashid Farrell is a first generation American, instilled and influenced by deep cultural values. His family is from Antigua and he was raised by a Ghanaian man, who he considers his father. A product of Waterbury, CT, Rashid has experienced life in a number of different places including Indiana, California, Texas, Washington state, and Virginia.
Rashid most recently worked as an executive for Accenture. He was the Global HR Leader for the Cloud First Business Groups. With almost 20 years of work experience, Rashid has worked in a variety of HR leadership roles across several industries with firms such as Microsoft, United Technologies Corporation and ExxonMobil.
In the community Rashid finds ways to create access for underserved communities specifically around education and achievement, which is what has attracted him to Winning Ways CT. In addition to Winning Ways CT, Rashid currently sits on the boards of Alexander Hamilton Scholars (Vice Chair of the Board), The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management (Trustee). Rashid is also the host of the Legacy Hustle Podcast.
In his spare time, Rashid enjoys traveling, arts from all over the world, and is always game for a great conversation over a great meal. Rashid and his wife Rashida live in the DC metro area.
