Claire Zillman

Claire Zillman

Claire Zillman is a London-based senior editor for Fortune, where she writes and edits features about corporate leadership, with a focus on female executives. She also edits Fortune's flagship newsletter, CEO Daily, and co-chairs Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit. Her Fortune cover story, "The First Lady of Wall Street," about Jane Fraser's rise to become the first female CEO among Wall Street's big banks earned her a SABEW, and her feature on the then-unbroken glass ceiling at Wall Street’s banking giants won a New York Press Award. Claire has also worked for Fortune in New York and Hong Kong. Earlier in her career, she was a reporter for The American Lawyer magazine. She graduated with honors from Syracuse University with degrees in journalism and history and is originally from Chicago. She lives in East London with her husband and son.

  • DoorDash CEO and founder on a WEDash on October 30, 2025 in San Francisco.Newsletters

    DoorDash CEO Tony Xu outmaneuvered Uber Eats by obsessing over his customer

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  • Daughter kisses mom at Thanksgiving table.Newsletters

    Thanksgiving break starts on Monday, but parents work through Wednesday. Why can’t schools and workplaces get on the same page?

    By Claire Zillman and Emma Hinchliffe
  • 020<br /> FORTUNE GLOBAL FORUM<br /> Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<br /> Sunday, October 26, 2025 12:45 – 2:15 PM<br /> LUNCH SESSIONS 2<br /> SCALING AI FOR REAL WORLD IMPACT<br /> As AI becomes embedded in day-to-day business operations, how can companies scale AI for real-world impact across industries—from e-commerce and retail to health and manufacturing? What are the strategic, technical, and ethical challenges of AI adoption, and how can companies move beyond pilot programs to achieve real results and gain an edge over the competition? Abhijit Dubey, Chief Executive Officer, NTT DATA<br /> Noosheen Hashemi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, JanuaryAI<br /> Fabio Kuhn, Chief Executive Officer, Vortexa<br /> Kami Viswanathan, President, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, and Africa Region, FedEx<br /> Moderator: Jeremy Kahn, Fortune Location: Marasem 3 Photograph by Stuart Isett/FortuneAI

    Companies are trying to do too much with AI, says IT CEO: ‘Pick one or two domains and go end to end’

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  • WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; OCTOBER 14: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) (L-R) Alyson Shontell, Editor-in-Chief and Chief Content Officer of Fortune, and Former U.S Vice President Kamala Harris speak onstage during the Fortune Most Powerful Women Gala 2025 at Washington National Cathedral on October 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Fortune Media)Newsletters

    Kamala Harris advises young women to not underestimate the pain of breaking barriers: ‘You might get cut and you might bleed’

    By Claire Zillman and Emma Hinchliffe
  • Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden stand on a CNN stage behind podiums.Newsletters

    15,000 moms signed a petition demanding that CNN ask Trump and Biden about the childcare crisis during the debate. They got few answers

    By Claire Zillman and Joey Abrams
  • CVS CEO Karen Lynch talks with Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell at Fortune's 2023 MPW Summit in California on Oct. 9, 2023.Newsletters

    How to nominate an executive for the 2024 Fortune Most Powerful Women list

    By Claire Zillman and Joey Abrams
  • Gerry CardinaleNewsletters

    Meet Gerry Cardinale, the investor backing Skydance Media’s bid to buy Paramount

    By Paolo Confino and Claire Zillman
  • Jean Marc Ollagnier, chief executive officer of Europe at Accenture Plc, speaks during the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) conference in Paris, France, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. The two day conference themed on &#8216;Bridging the Divide&#8217; runs from 28-29 Nov. Photographer: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNewsletters

    Why one CEO is swearing off making economic forecasts

    By Peter Vanham and Claire Zillman
  • Yum China CEO Joey Watt (left) and HKEX CEO Bonnie Chan speak at a MPW event at Fortune&#8217;s Innovation Forum in Hong Kong on March 27, 2024.Newsletters

    4 female CEOs share the 1 decision that made the difference in their careers

    By Claire Zillman and Joey Abrams
  • Miami Beach, Florida, Collins Avenue, Hilton Cabana Miami Beach entrance sign. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Newsletters

    Nearly all of Fortune’s 2024 100 Best Companies to Work For are committed to hybrid work

    By Claire Zillman and Alan Murray
  • BELGIUM, BRUSSELS &#8211; OCTOBER 24 : Tim Cook (C), CEO of Apple Inc gestures during the Debating Ethics event at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on October 24, 2018. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Newsletters

    Apple’s looming $540 million EU fine is a warning sign to other U.S. companies

    By Peter Vanham and Claire Zillman
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; OCTOBER 17: Bobbie Lloyd of Magnolia Bakery attends Backyard BBQ presented by Pat LaFrieda Meats and National Beef hosted by Andrew Zimmern during Food Network &amp; Cooking Channel New York City Wine &amp; Food Festival presented by Capital One at Pier 86 on October 17, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for NYCWFF)Newsletters

    Magnolia Bakery CEO says one menu item is helping power its global growth

    By Claire Zillman and Joey Abrams
  • McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown speaks to Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell at the Fortune Global Forum in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 27, 2023.Newsletters

    Green hydrogen CEO says water is the key to ‘infinite’ energy: ‘H2 is at the heart of every fuel we use’

    By Claire Zillman and Alan Murray
  • Parag Khanna, founder and CEO, Climate Alpha, is urging the business world to focus more on adapting to climate change.Newsletters

    Entrepreneur Parag Khanna says it’s time to shift from climate change mitigation to adaptation

    By Peter Vanham and Claire Zillman
  • McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown speaks to Fortune editor in chief Alyson Shontell at the Fortune Global Forum in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 27, 2023.Newsletters

    McLaren Racing CEO says his team pulls 1.5 terabytes of data and runs 50 million simulations every race weekend

    By Claire Zillman and Alan Murray