Claire Diaz-Ortiz

In Claire’s work, she has been called everything from “Twitter’s Pontiff Recruitment Chief” (The Washington Post) and a “Force for Good” (Forbes) to one of the “Ten Most Generous in Social Media” (Fast Company) and even, entertainingly, “a globe-trotting, multi-hyphenate polymath” (TechCrunch).

In 2023, she was named to the Thinkers 50 Radar List of emerging management thinkers, recognizing her commitment to leadership excellence throughout her career in technology and venture capital. As a venture capitalist, she was the partner at a seed fund, an advisor to Antler, and a Kauffman Fellow. She remains a venture capital scout for Kleiner Perkins.

Claire holds an MBA and other degrees from Stanford and Oxford, and was the co-founder of Hope Runs, a non-profit organization operating in Kenya from 2006 to 2019. She has appeared often in media like CNN, BBC, Bloomberg, Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Washington Post, TechCrunch, Fortune, Forbes, Wired and others.