Claire Bernard is an investor, philanthropist and writer. She serves as President of the Mariposa Foundation, a private family foundation dedicated to anonymous giving, with a focus on humanitarian, environmental and New York City-based initiatives. In this role, she oversees grantmaking, manages the foundation’s endowment investments and serves as a trustee.

She is also a trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and ProPublica. Her previous leadership and advisory roles include serving on the International Rescue Committee’s Children’s Committee, the Global Fund for Women’s Philanthropy Committee, the advisory board of Narrative Magazine, the Friends Committee of New Yorkers for Children, and as an Oxfam GB Ambassador and member of their Programme Review Board.

Claire has written for publications including Vanity Fair, Vogue, Maxim, and Rolling Stone and is currently working on children’s books.

She earned a B.A. with honors from Brown University and an M.F.A. in Writing from Columbia University.