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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.

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NewslettersHow to stay entertained during your weekend of social distancing
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeMarch 20, 2020
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NewslettersYour tips for working from home…with kids
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeMarch 18, 2020
The Fortune 500 gets another female CEO
NewslettersThe Fortune 500 gets another female CEO
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeMarch 13, 2020
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NewslettersFor 16 years, Congress ignored 2 lawmakers’ push for paid sick leave. Coronavirus is making their case
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeMarch 11, 2020
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NewslettersWhy women in Mexico are planning a nation-wide strike
By Claire ZillmanMarch 9, 2020
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NewslettersSuffering from International Women’s Day branding fatigue
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeMarch 6, 2020
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100,000 coronavirus cases: How COVID-19 defied borders to reach this new milestone
By Eamon Barrett, Grady McGregor, Naomi Xu Elegant and Claire ZillmanMarch 6, 2020
California’s boardroom diversity experiment delivers mixed results
NewslettersCalifornia’s boardroom diversity experiment delivers mixed results
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeMarch 4, 2020
Levi Strauss marks the next phase in corporate paid leave policies
NewslettersLevi Strauss marks the next phase in corporate paid leave policies
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 27, 2020
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NewslettersDear Harvey, women’s words are finally enough
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 25, 2020
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NewslettersElizabeth Warren and Mike Bloomberg take the NDA debate primetime
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 20, 2020
A frustrating 2020 consideration: Which candidate has treated women less bad?
NewslettersA frustrating 2020 consideration: Which candidate has treated women less bad?
By Claire ZillmanFebruary 18, 2020
Does the co-CEO model actually work?
MagazineDoes the co-CEO model actually work?
By Claire ZillmanFebruary 17, 2020
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NewslettersGoldman Sachs’ treasurer could—finally—shake up the male-dominated bank
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 14, 2020
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NewslettersAmid cultural crisis, Google looks for a new head of HR
By Claire Zillman and Emma HinchliffeFebruary 11, 2020
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