Courtney O'Donnell
Global Impact Lead, Anthropic
Courtney grew up in Town and Country, Missouri, graduated from Georgetown, and began her career in marketing. She shaped the Clinton Foundation’s early branding, directed communications for Dr. Jill Biden in the Obama White House, and rerouted to Airbnb in San Francisco, where she headed global affairs and strategic partnerships. Back in public service in 2021, Courtney served as Senior Advisor in the Office of the Vice President and then moved to Paris to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO. She joined Anthropic in 2025 to help advance responsible AI and global partnerships.