Clare Lockhart is the Director of the Institute for State Effectiveness (ISE), which works to advance citizen-centered governance and economic reform. She has worked in over twenty countries on reconstruction, recovery and institution building processes. ISE creates frameworks, tools and courses, and supports reform-minded leaders at open moments for reform.

Clare is the co-author of the book Fixing Failed States and numerous book chapters and articles. She regularly contributes to the media on issues of security, peacebuilding, and development. She was named by Foreign Policy Magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential Global Thinkers” and was nominated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. She served on the faculty at Yale University teaching classes on governance, citizenship and the application of new technologies in governance.

Clare serves on the board of the Asia Foundation and has served on several advisory boards including for the Alliance for Peacebuilding, Global Dignity, and Equality for Peace and Democracy.