Claire Simier is the Founder and Managing Principal of Simier Partners. With two decades of talent management and operations experience, she serves as an executive coach and advisor to organizations, boards and senior leaders across various industries, including private equity, banking, legal, luxury goods, healthcare and life sciences. Claire develops strategies to enhance individual and team performance in multicultural environments and helps executives navigate boardroom dynamics, align teams with institutional vision and transition to top-tier roles in a rapidly changing global landscape. 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 leadership and human capital development.
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Claire is a member of the board of directors of STEM from Dance, a nonprofit empowering girls in STEM fields. She chairs the board of Edukate, NYC a nonprofit organization that supports students with dyslexia, and is a trustee of the Albertine Foundation, promoting French-American relations through cultural and educational projects. She served as a member of the Sustainability Advisory Board as a client expert for the fashion brand Chloe and as a senior advisor to the Women Initiative Foundation’s Mentorship Program, helping women executives and entrepreneurs. Claire also served as a director of the board of Eleven James, a luxury watch company, and is a former council member of the American Chamber of Commerce in France.
Background
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.
Expertise
- Transition Coaching
- Board Dynamics
- Cross-Cultural Coaching
- Talent Management and Executive Presence
- Strategic Planning
- Crisis Management and Communication
Industries & Sectors
- Private Equity and Banking
- Legal and Professional Services
- Technology
- Infrastructure
- Luxury and Consumer Goods
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Nonprofits
Education & Affiliations
Boards
- STEM From Dance – Member of the Board of Directors
- Edukate NYC – Chair of the Board
- Albertine Foundation – Board of Trustees
- Chloe – Former Member of the Sustainability Advisory Board, Client Expert
- Eleven James – Former Director
- DLA Piper – Former Corporate Secretary to the Global Board
Affiliations
- Forbes Coaches Council – Member and Contributing Author
- Women Initiative Foundation – Former Senior Advisor and Executive Mentor
- American Chamber of Commerce France – Former President Council Member
Education
- Harvard Business School – Preparing to Be a Corporate Director Program
- Stanford University and 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
