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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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MPWTheresa May Faces Fresh Calls to Cancel Trump’s Visit After Charlottesville Response
By Claire ZillmanAugust 17, 2017
Malala Yousafzai receives UN Peace Envoy
MPWMalala Yousafzai Is Going to Oxford
By Claire ZillmanAugust 17, 2017
Theresa May Criticizes Trump, Goodwill Gets Ivanka Trump Goods, and Taiwain’s Post-Baby Perk
MPWTheresa May Criticizes Trump, Goodwill Gets Ivanka Trump Goods, and Taiwain’s Post-Baby Perk
By Claire ZillmanAugust 17, 2017
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MPWSerena Williams: I’m ‘Definitely Coming Back’ After Giving Birth
By Claire ZillmanAugust 16, 2017
Oprah’s Words of Wisdom, Closing Britain’s Gender Pay Gap, and a Grandma With Instagram Game
MPWOprah’s Words of Wisdom, Closing Britain’s Gender Pay Gap, and a Grandma With Instagram Game
By Claire ZillmanAugust 16, 2017
"The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks" New York Premiere
MPWWhat Oprah Winfrey Learned From a Very Public Failure
By Claire ZillmanAugust 15, 2017
Angela Merkel Attacks Autos, India’s Female Freedom Fighters, and Canada’s Plan for a New NAFTA
MPWAngela Merkel Attacks Autos, India’s Female Freedom Fighters, and Canada’s Plan for a New NAFTA
By Claire ZillmanAugust 15, 2017
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MPW‘Dolly Babe’ vs. ‘Leader’: Clarks Is Called Sexist for Girls’ and Boys’ Shoe Names
By Claire ZillmanAugust 14, 2017
Ivanka Trump’s Charlottesville Response, Taylor Swift’s Lawsuit Dropped, and Clarks’ Shoe Sexism
MPWIvanka Trump’s Charlottesville Response, Taylor Swift’s Lawsuit Dropped, and Clarks’ Shoe Sexism
By Claire ZillmanAugust 14, 2017
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MPWMen Named ‘David’ Outnumbered All of Britain’s Top Women CEOs Last Year
By Claire ZillmanAugust 4, 2017
The World’s Most Powerful Women: August 4
The World’s Most Powerful Women: August 4
By Claire ZillmanAugust 4, 2017
The World’s Most Powerful Women: August 3
The World’s Most Powerful Women: August 3
By Claire ZillmanAugust 3, 2017
This Politician Kept Getting Grilled on Her Plans to Be a Mom—She Finally Hit Back
MPWThis Politician Kept Getting Grilled on Her Plans to Be a Mom—She Finally Hit Back
By Claire ZillmanAugust 2, 2017
The World’s Most Powerful Women: August 2
The World’s Most Powerful Women: August 2
By Claire ZillmanAugust 2, 2017
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MPWGeorge and Amal Clooney Partner With Google and HP to Get Syrian Refugees Back Into School
By Claire ZillmanAugust 1, 2017
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