Claire joined Whole Planet in March of 2013 as a Program Manager for Africa/Middle East region.

From Dakar, Senegal, Claire supported the regional portfolio with monitoring and evaluation of existing and new projects.  She also worked on Whole Planet’s systems and lent remote support to the Asia region.  In 2016, Claire moved to Vietnam as the Asia/Pacific Regional Director. From her bases of Hanoi and then HCMC, Claire developed this regional portfolio. In 2020, Claire relocated to London to work as Whole Planet’s West Africa/MENA Regional Director and she continues to work with Whole Planet partners in South Asia.

Prior to joining Whole Planet, Claire served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Extreme North of Cameroon from 2010-2012. Claire has a BA from Georgetown University and she also studied abroad in Scotland at the University of St. Andrews.

Claire is passionate about the foundation’s dynamic partners and their hard-working staff who bring financial services to excluded populations around the globe. While on and off the road, Claire enjoys yoga, swimming, reading and cooking.