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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.

Green hydrogen CEO says water is the key to ‘infinite’ energy: ‘H2 is at the heart of every fuel we use’
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Green hydrogen CEO says water is the key to ‘infinite’ energy: ‘H2 is at the heart of every fuel we use’
By Claire Zillman and Alan MurrayNovember 30, 2023
Entrepreneur Parag Khanna says it’s time to shift from climate change mitigation to adaptation
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Entrepreneur Parag Khanna says it’s time to shift from climate change mitigation to adaptation
By Peter Vanham and Claire ZillmanNovember 29, 2023
McLaren Racing CEO says his team pulls 1.5 terabytes of data and runs 50 million simulations every race weekend
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McLaren Racing CEO says his team pulls 1.5 terabytes of data and runs 50 million simulations every race weekend
By Claire Zillman and Alan MurrayNovember 28, 2023
Mazda CEO says electric car inventory is piling up. EVs other than Teslas ‘are not taking off’
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Mazda CEO says electric car inventory is piling up. EVs other than Teslas ‘are not taking off’
By Claire Zillman and Alan MurrayNovember 27, 2023
Ex-Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier, who stood up to Trump, says CEOs have a responsibility to uphold American values
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Ex-Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier, who stood up to Trump, says CEOs have a responsibility to uphold American values
By Claire Zillman and Alan MurrayNovember 9, 2023
Dianne Feinstein’s replacement Laphonza Butler sidesteps question about entering 2024 California Senate race
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Dianne Feinstein’s replacement Laphonza Butler sidesteps question about entering 2024 California Senate race
By Claire Zillman and Joey AbramsOctober 10, 2023
The WGA deal is a blueprint for how employers can enlist workers in their AI-driven future
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The WGA deal is a blueprint for how employers can enlist workers in their AI-driven future
By Peter Vanham and Claire ZillmanOctober 2, 2023
BCG consultants solving business problems with OpenAI’s GPT-4 performed 23% worse than those without it, new study finds
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BCG consultants solving business problems with OpenAI’s GPT-4 performed 23% worse than those without it, new study finds
By Claire Zillman and Alan MurraySeptember 25, 2023
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Exclusive: Gal Gadot’s Goodles raises $13 million to move boxed mac and cheese beyond kids’ food
By Emma Hinchliffe, Joey Abrams and Claire ZillmanSeptember 11, 2023
MillerKnoll CEO Andi Owen went viral and not in a good way.
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MillerKnoll CEO who went viral for telling employees to ‘leave pity city’ is now preaching empathy
By Claire Zillman and Alan MurrayJuly 27, 2023
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Angel City FC founder and investor is going all-in on women’s sports: ‘The biggest value creation opportunity I see in my career’
By Claire Zillman and Joey AbramsJuly 26, 2023
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CVS, Nubank, and the Body Shop have all made Fortune’s Change the World list. Which companies will be next?
By Emma Hinchliffe and Claire ZillmanJuly 10, 2023
Zillow and Redfin gave up on flipping homes. Opendoor CEO Carrie Wheeler is committed to the model: ‘Nothing about our mission has changed’
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Zillow and Redfin gave up on flipping homes. Opendoor CEO Carrie Wheeler is committed to the model: ‘Nothing about our mission has changed’
By Emma Hinchliffe and Claire ZillmanJuly 7, 2023
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How to nominate an executive for the 2023 Fortune Most Powerful Women list
By Emma Hinchliffe and Claire ZillmanJuly 6, 2023
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Citi CEO Jane Fraser on losing a Texas bond deal over gun stance: ‘You focus on what your company stands for’
By Emma Hinchliffe and Claire ZillmanJuly 5, 2023
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