Claire Shirey

Director, Corporate Partnerships @Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Chicago, IL, US

Manages partnerships with 28 global corporations, including United Airlines, Motorola and JPMorgan Chase, driving more than 20% of annual revenue.• Leads cross-functional projects with stakeholders across a range of internal and external teams.• Creates programming to strategically engage partners, including multi-day forums on AI and quantum technology, a private roundtable series for corporate executives, research white papers, policy briefings, fundraising galas, and public engagements with high-profile speakers.• Represents the Council externally, attending events, making presentations, and managing relationships with government, corporate and nonprofit leaders.• Collaborates with external stakeholders across Government Affairs, Marketing, HR and Sales teams to meet their workforce development, nonprofit impact, community engagement, brand promotion, and business development goals.• Cultivates executive engagement through board membership, thought leadership opportunities and impactful programs.• Led a program redesign, implementing process improvements and launching new partnership offerings, increasing retention by 40% and revenue by 19% YoY.• Proactively analyzes data and prepares reports for executive leadership and the board to support strategic decision-making.

University of Virginia

Summer Program, Social Psychology

Trinity College Dublin

Master of Science - MSc, Applied Psychology

The American University of Paris

Summer Program, French Language Immersion

Cornell University

Summer Program, Psychology

University of St Andrews

Bachelor of Science (Honours), Psychology

Culver Academies

High School Diploma

American Heritage Schools - Palm Beach Campus

High School Diploma