Claire is an internationally experienced CEO and director in the environment and for-purpose sectors with a deep commitment to delivering positive social and environmental outcomes. Drawing on her global leadership and strong commercial experience, she helps for-purpose organisation design, deliver and measure their impact through her role with [goodwolf.com.au]GoodWolf.
Claire recently spent 5 years in the UK, during which she was CEO and Director of the Leapfrog Group, helping to create an equitable and socially sustainable climate transition in the UK. Prior to going to England, Claire was CEO and Managing Director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation with a focus on investing in a resilient reef in the face of climate change. Before becoming CEO and joining the Board, Claire was the Foundation’s General Manager for 3 years. Earlier in her career, she spent eight years with Rio Tinto in global strategy and process improvement roles – designing, scaling and improving central service functions, having begun her working life in finance with BP, working in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and Europe.
Claire’s qualifications include MA, International Relationships & Development – MA Environmental Impact Investing (Oxford Brookes University), MBA (INSEAD, France), BComm & Admin (1st Class, Victoria University, Wellington, NZ)