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Claire Priestley

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Group CIO at Kaplan International
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Claire Priestley is an award-winning CDIO and CIO, recognized in the CIO100 list for three consecutive years. She has extensive experience leading complex IT transformations and organizational restructuring for local government and in the education sector. People who have worked with her describe her as an empathetic, committed, and visionary leader with strong technical competency.

Outside of her technology career, Claire is passionate about inclusion and boxing. She is a STEM ambassador, working to inspire future generations in technology. She is also the co-founder and Director of The Secret Boxing Gym in London, a venture she describes as a "side-hustle" and one of her key passions.

As a tech executive, she is also the co-founder of a London boxing gym.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Group CIO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Claire shows up

Big Vision Person
Objective Evaluator
Fast But Thoughtful

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Claire cares about

Diversity in Tech
Founded CIO+1, a not-for-profit initiative to improve representation in tech leadership, and is a regular judge for the Women in IT Awards.
IT Leadership
An experienced CIO/CDIO with multiple CIO100 listings, she is passionate about mentoring future leaders, as evidenced by her founding of the CIO+1 networking group.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Group CIO
Kaplan International
1-2023 - 1-2024
Vice President IT, South East Asia
Kaplan Singapore
6-2021 - 1-2023
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
3-2021 - 7-2021
Director of IT
Kaplan International Languages
1-2017 - 2022
Founder
CIO +1
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2000 - 2001
Management Development
Hult Ashridge Executive Education
1995 - 1999
Training and development
University of West London
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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