Claire is a senior program officer for the Education Program. The Foundation's Education Program supports all children in finding their unique path to a life of opportunity and purpose.

Claire is formerly the National Director of Policy at the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd). Prior to her time at ExcelinEd, Claire worked at HCM Strategists where she provided clients with strategic advice on new approaches to education reform. Claire was also an instructor at Koç University in Istanbul, teaching a comparative course on education rights and policies in the U.S. and Turkey. Before spending time in Turkey, Claire was an associate at Hogan Lovells law firm and served as an associate director in the White House Domestic Policy Council. Claire began her career as a fourth-grade teacher at P.S. 43 in the South Bronx, New York.

Claire earned a B.A. from Duke University, a M.S. in elementary education from Mercy College, a M.P.P. from Georgetown University Public Policy Institute, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.