Claire joined FA Technology Ventures after a series of operating roles at venture-backed companies. Most recently she was VP of Finance & CFO of Cayman Systems, Inc., a global provider of broadband gateway solutions, and was a member of the management team that sold Cayman to Netopia, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTPA). Prior to joining Cayman, Claire was CFO of a publishing and an Internet company and had a primary role in the sale of the publishing company to United News & Media PLC (UNMPC). In addition to her operating roles, Claire worked as an investment banker for nearly a dozen years at First Albany Corporation, Lazard Freres & Co. and The First Boston Corporation.
Claire serves as Vice Chair of the Executive Board of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge; the Board of Trustees of Christopher House, Inc., Christopher House Assisted Living; and is a Director of the Crittenton Women’s Union. She is also a member of The Boston Club.
She earned her BA from Yale University and her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.