Claire is the Senior Director, Europe and the Middle East at the National Geographic Society, with a remit to identify, support and grow the community of National Geographic explorers and grantees in the region. She joined National Geographic in July 2017 and prior to this she was the Global Director of Science for the British Council.
She has a degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Leeds University, and a PhD in heart development from the Randall Institute, King’s College London. She worked as a post-doctoral researcher on neural development in the Netherlands. She has also worked as a part-time senior science policy adviser for the Royal Society, focussing on the Pfizer-Royal Society African Academies Programme. Claire is a former member of the Royal Society’s Public Engagement Committee.
