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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.

The Fortune 500 gets its third-ever Black female CEO
NewslettersThe Fortune 500 gets its third-ever Black female CEO
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 26, 2021
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NewslettersThe all-male board is almost dead among major U.S. IPOs
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 23, 2021
Tokyo 2020 narrows in on female barrier-breaker as next Olympics chief
NewslettersTokyo 2020 narrows in on female barrier-breaker as next Olympics chief
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 17, 2021
These young climate activists are shaping the future of our planet
NewslettersThese young climate activists are shaping the future of our planet
By Emma Hinchliffe and Claire ZillmanFebruary 16, 2021
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NewslettersIndia’s gender quota for boards of directors led to a troubling trend
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 9, 2021
Tokyo Olympics chief said women talk too much in meetings. Research says he’s wrong
NewslettersTokyo Olympics chief said women talk too much in meetings. Research says he’s wrong
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 5, 2021
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NewslettersA new fund wants to fix venture capital’s other diversity problem
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 3, 2021
Entertainment & Tourism Industries In New York City Struggle Under Pandemic Restrictions
NewslettersWorking women are in crisis—how 3 companies are trying to help
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeJanuary 29, 2021
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Newsletters‘An operator:’ What to know about Roz Brewer, Walgreens’ new CEO
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeJanuary 27, 2021
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MPWNew Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer will be the only Black woman chief executive in Fortune 500
By Claire Zillman and Beth KowittJanuary 26, 2021
Citigroup closes its gender pay gap ever so slightly
NewslettersCitigroup closes its gender pay gap ever so slightly
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeJanuary 22, 2021
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NewslettersFor Kamala Harris, questions about legacy start now
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeJanuary 21, 2021
Key Speakers At Fortune's Most Powerful Women Conference
NewslettersBumble’s female-forward IPO
By Claire ZillmanJanuary 19, 2021
Inside The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition
NewslettersOne of tech’s most powerful women wants to modernize your book club
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeJanuary 15, 2021
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NewslettersApple follows up on its racial equity pledge
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeJanuary 13, 2021
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