Rachel Canetta is a seasoned certification professional with over 15 years of experience in designing, developing, and administering global credentialing programs. Her expertise encompasses both traditional and performance-based assessments. She has a demonstrated record of building sustainable certification pathways that enable learners to advance toward high-stakes credentials while ensuring psychometric rigor, exam reliability, and organizational alignment.

She currently serves as Senior Manager of Certification at Databricks, where she leads the strategy and growth of certification programs in the rapidly advancing fields of data and artificial intelligence. Rachel’s approach balances robust security with clarity, flexibility, and transparency—providing clear guidelines, flexible delivery options, and transparent communication to reduce test anxiety while maintaining exam rigor and integrity. She is dedicated to fostering candidate confidence and success through thoughtful, inclusive, and defensible credentialing practices.