Clients

Supporting visionaries and
leaders across industries.

We form long-term partnerships with our clients and provide strategic support as they reach milestones and develop new goals. The opportunity to follow our clients' growth and evolution is a privilege that continuously inspires the Simier Partners team.

Sample engagements

Below is a sampling of the firm’s coaching and advisory work. 

Global Law Firm 

Provided Chairwoman of a global law firm with executive coaching and advisory consulting, as she began her tenure in that role.

Publicly Traded Company Listed on NASDAQ 

Delivered 1:1 executive leadership coaching to executive officers to ensure successful transition to new leadership roles and alignment of team dynamics.

European Private Equity Firm

Mandated by Management Committee to provide ongoing coaching support to directors of flagship fund, including conducting 360 review feedback interviews and advising Managing Partner on verticals strategy.

Hedge Fund

Retained by the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of a hedge fund to conduct an organizational assessment, consult on organizational design and management structure, and provide ongoing executive coaching to the management team.

Global Private Investment Firm 

Engaged by one of the world’s leading multi-asset alternative investment firms to assist the Management Team of the North America Private Equity business unit with team dynamics and executive performance while conducting 360 feedback interviews to customize strategic plans.

Major Commercial Bank

Worked with a senior executive of a major commercial bank to develop leadership profile and create roadmap for a successful transition to a leadership position with a private equity firm.

French Luxury Fashion House 

Engaged by the CEO to assist in crafting her personal strategic transition plan, focused on advancing from her U.S. CEO position to a global role, on finding the right opportunities and ultimately aiming to ensure a smooth integration into the next leadership position.

European Office of Global Law Firm 

Retained by the Chairman of a global law firm to provide strategic advice and to serve as executive coach to a key European office as part of an ongoing program focused on cross-selling and business development efforts.

Global Investment Bank

Provided C-suite executives of a global investment bank with media and presentation training as part of a transition coaching program including 30-60-90 day integration plans.

American Power and Utility Company

Retained by a senior executive to support her campaign for the CEO position and to navigate the complexities of Board dynamics.

Fashion Entrepreneur, Brand and Product Developor

Coached fashion entrepreneur on personal rebrand to help establish a revamped leadership profile aligned with current business goals.

Fortune 500 Company

Coached the Vice President of a Fortune 500 Company and members of their department on improving team dynamics and performance.

Client industries

Private Equity & Hedge Funds

Legal & Professional Services

Finance & Banking

Technology

Energy & Utilities

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Retail & Consumer Goods

Real Estate

Media & Entertainment

Food & Beverage

Cultural Institutions

Leisure and Travel

Client testimonials

No matter how good you are at your job you can always do better. I hired a coach at Simier Partners to help my team get them where I wanted to go. I needed a catalyst for change and I found it at Simier Partners.”

MANAGING DIRECTOR,

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

My coach at Simier Partners is helping me confidently step into a leadership role through practical guidance and strategic planning. In this defining moment of my career, having a coach help create a clear path towards accomplishing my goals has been invaluable.”

CHAIRWOMAN,

GLOBAL LAW FIRM

Simier Partners Consultants are my trusted advisers. When I encounter roadblocks I know I can pick up the phone and talk through whatever obstacle I am facing. I attribute a lot of my success in navigating difficult situations to Simier Partners.”

BOARD MEMBER,

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Following the company’s most recent growth phase, the Board of Directors was focused on imperative business issues that would take the company to its next level of success. Our executive coach at Simier Partners helped the Board stay on track while facilitating effective communications and strengthened interpersonal dynamics between Board members. Having an executive coach at Simier Partners during this critical time was a large factor contributing to the Board’s enhanced performance.”

CEO & BOARD MEMBER,

GLOBAL FINTECH COMPANY

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Lee Woodruff

Media Coach

New York

lee@simierpartners.com

Lee Woodruff is a best-selling author, public speaker, journalist and trusted advisor with 30 years of experience. She trains executives in media and communications skills, helping them to sharpen their message and connect with their audience. Lee uses a hands-on approach, employing role-playing with real-time interview and speaking scenarios to help executives improve their delivery. She has worked with clients in a wide range of industries, from technology, financial services, healthcare, automotive and travel to consumer products, fashion and beauty.

Background

Lee regularly conducts Executive Communications Programs for Firms and Corporations whereby they serve as a component of professional development and client engagement initiatives. Programs are tailored to address larger market demands and weave in client objectives, such as unifying client teams around a corporate mission.

Lee founded her own PR company 25 years ago. She is a renowned public speaker and the author of three best-selling books, as well as a successful journalist. Woodruff was a contributing reporter for ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS This Morning.

After her journalist husband Bob recovered from roadside bomb injuries while covering the Iraq war, the Woodruffs founded the Bob Woodruff Foundation, a national non-profit organization that assists injured service members and their families with the transition to the home front.

Lee is a trustee and alumnus of Colgate University.

  • Media Strategy
  • Messaging and Branding
  • Public Speaking
  • Speech Writing
  • Legal and Professional Services
  • Finance and Banking
  • Healthcare and Life Sciences
  • Manufacturing
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Technology
  • Fashion
  • Travel and Hospitality
  • BA, Colgate University
  • Colgate University – Trustee, Hamilton NY
  • Musicians Treatment Center – Board Member, Austin TX
  • Women in Communications – Member
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Claire Simier

Managing Principal

New York

claire@simierpartners.com

Claire Simier is the Founder and Managing Principal of Simier Partners. She is an executive consultant and coach with two decades of talent management and operations experience, having served as a thought partner, principal advisor and crisis manager to senior private equity, legal and banking executives in the luxury and consumer goods, healthcare and life science industries. Claire specializes in designing strategies for organizations and executives working in a multicultural setting responding to international competition and environmental, social and governance challenges. Claire regularly speaks on expert panels about leadership, cross cultural challenges and women’s career development. Claire is a contributing author to Forbes Coaches Council, having published articles on sustainability and leadership

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Claire is a member of the fashion brand Chloe’s Sustainability Advisory Board as a Client Expert. Claire also serves as the Chair of the Board of Edukate NYC, a non-for-profit organization that helps students with dyslexia meet their academic potential, and a Trustee of the Board of the Albertine Foundation, an American nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting French-American relations through cultural and educational projects. She served as a senior advisor and executive mentor for the Women Initiative Foundation’s Mentorship Program, helping women executives and entrepreneurs navigate the transatlantic economy. Claire also served on the board of directors of Eleven James, a luxury watch company. She is a former president council member of the American Chamber of Commerce in France.

Prior to Simier Partners, Claire was the Managing Director to the Global Chairman and Corporate Secretary of the Global Board of the law firm DLA Piper, where she was deeply involved in organizational development and growth, crisis management, business development, corporate governance, executive communications, and partner recruiting and performance. Prior to DLA Piper, Claire worked as a Marketing Leader at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Claire also served as Deputy Director of Communications to the NYC Housing Commissioner and Press Attaché to the French Consul General and Ambassador in NY.

Claire graduated from the Teacher College’s Executive Coaching Program at Columbia University and is a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) certified practitioner. She received her BA from Marymount College. She graduated from the Ecole Française des Attachés de Presse, attended the University of Bordeaux, School of Law. Claire is French American, speaks English and French fluently and is proficient in Spanish.

  • Board Dynamics
  • Cross-Cultural Coaching
  • Talent Management and Executive Presence
  • Transition Coaching
  • Strategic Planning
  • Crisis Management and Communication
  • Private Equity and Banking
  • Luxury and Consumer Goods
  • Legal
  • Healthcare and Life Sciences
  • Chloe –Member of the Sustainability Advisory Board, Client Expert
  • Edukate NYC – Chair of the Board
  • Albertine Foundation – Board of Trustees
  • Forbes Coaches Council – Member and Contributing Author
  • Women Initiative Foundation – Former Senior Advisor and Executive Mentor
  • Eleven James – Former Director
  • DLA Piper – Former Corporate Secretary to the Global Board
  • American Chamber of Commerce France – Former President Council Member
  • Stanford University, BNP Paribas Women Entrepreneurs Certification Program
  • Columbia University Teachers College – Executive Coaching Certification Program
  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) – Certified Practitioner
  • Marymount College, BA in Communications and Journalism
  • Ecole Française des Attachés de Presse
  • University of Bordeaux, School of Law